# Udkuda Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Udkuda

Udkuda is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,978 people in 456 households**, the 4th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,978people (2011)
- 456households
- 71.9%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Udkuda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Udkuda is 493558.** Udkuda falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatUdkuda
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447477

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Udkuda from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)19 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Udkuda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Udkuda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhanpuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Udkuda known for?

About 47% of the 1,176 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Udkuda

Of every 100 households in Udkuda in 2011, 73 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Udkuda · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****83%**

**72%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Udkuda?

■ Udkuda · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**957

Working population ****63.5%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 61.2% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 772 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (15%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (5%) · **■** Marginal 214 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Charama

- Karrajaisa3,046 people
- Gitpahar2,534 people
- Khairkheda2,463 people
- Lakhanpuri1,949 people
- Jepra1,933 people
- Haradula1,907 people
- Halba1,800 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Udkuda?493558
- How far is Udkuda from Kanker?19 km by road
- What is the population of Udkuda?1,978 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Udkuda in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Udkuda?71.9% (Census 2011)