Village · Ramshahr, Solan
# Ukhu

Ukhu is a village in Ramshahr sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 174102. The 2011 Census counted 352 people in 65 households, the 19th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.
- 352 people (2011)
- 65 households
- 77.8% literacy
- 174102 PIN code

## Ukhu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ukhu is 174102. Ukhu falls in Ramshahr sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 174102
- Community development block Nalagarh
- Census village code 020598

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ukhu from nearby towns?
- Ramshahr (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town) 60 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ukhu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ukhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Digal
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ukhu known for?

The main crops are maize, ginger and tomato. About 15% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ukhu

Of every 100 households in Ukhu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ukhu · ■ Ramshahr rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 97%
- Toilet within the home 47% 43%
- No toilet (open defecation) 53% 56%
- Tap water 88% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 47% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94%
- Use banking services 76% 81%
- Television 76% 70%
- Mobile phone 80% 77%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 5%
- None of these assets 9% 9%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ukhu?

■ Ukhu · ■ Ramshahr rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.8% 77.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 923 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 788 915
- Working population 61.1% 63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 69.2% for women. 54% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 64 (30%) · ■ Other work 17 (8%) · ■ Marginal 134 (62%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ramshahr
- Matuli 395 people
- Pandal 383 people
- Jobi 381 people
- Manlog Kalan 377 people
- Dhar 344 people
- Dhoonher 333 people
- Digal 318 people
- Charog 308 people

All 241 villages in Ramshahr

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ukhu? 174102
- How far is Ukhu from Solan? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Ukhu? 352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ukhu in? Solan district (Ramshahr sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ukhu? 77.8% (Census 2011)

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