# Ukam Village, Adityapur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Adityapur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Ukam

Ukam is a village in Adityapur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **423 people in 84 households**, the 98th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 423people (2011)
- 84households
- 60.6%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Ukam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ukam is 831002.** Ukam falls in Adityapur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatJaikan
- Community development blockAdityapur
- Census village code379279

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

## How far is Ukam from nearby towns?

- Gamharia (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Saraikela-Kharswana (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)15 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 Ukam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gamharia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 h winter

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 Ukam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 76% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ukam

Of every 100 households in Ukam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ukam · ■ Adityapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**63%

Use banking services ****35%**

**58%

Television ****16%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**90%

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 Ukam?

■ Ukam · ■ Adityapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698**

**949

Working population ****37.4%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 44.4% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (49%) · **■** Marginal 79 (50%)

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 Adityapur

- Hardala457 people
- Kumharea457 people
- Chota Jamjora445 people
- Madhupur432 people
- Mohanpur414 people
- Bhaduagora405 people
- Awlatanr393 people
- Raghunathpur392 people

[All 198 villages in Adityapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/adityapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ukam?831002
- How far is Ukam from Saraikela-Kharswana?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ukam?423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ukam in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Adityapur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ukam?60.6% (Census 2011)