# Ukala Village, Kukshi, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kukshi, Dhar 

# Ukala

Ukala is a village in Kukshi sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 185 households**, the 99th largest of 194 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.8%.

- 1,244people (2011)
- 185households
- 24.8%literacy
- 1,070females per 1,000 males

## Ukala PIN code and other codes

Ukala falls in Kukshi sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBagh
- Census village code475337

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

## How far is Ukala from nearby towns?

- Kukshi (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Dhar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Kukshi (nearest town)50 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 Ukala?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ukala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 11 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 Ukala known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, maize and jawar**. About 25% of the 861 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Ukala

Of every 100 households in Ukala in 2011, 29 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ukala · ■ Kukshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****6%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Ukala?

■ Ukala · ■ Kukshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.8%**

**47.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**957

Working population ****38.3%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.6% for men and 14.6% for women. 38% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 471 (99%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Kukshi

- Maheshra1,310 people
- Dobani1,277 people
- Kothada1,257 people
- Kanti1,248 people
- Thukni1,226 people
- Kali Devi1,225 people
- Kutedi1,222 people
- Doi1,220 people

[All 201 villages in Kukshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/kukshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ukala from Dhar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Ukala?1,244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ukala in?Dhar district (Kukshi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ukala?24.8% (Census 2011)