# Ukara Village, Sakoli, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sakoli, Bhandara 

# Ukara

Ukara is a village in Sakoli sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **704 people in 155 households**, the 55th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 704people (2011)
- 155households
- 85.4%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Ukara PIN code and other codes

Ukara falls in Sakoli sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSakoli
- Census village code537121

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

## How far is Ukara from nearby towns?

- Sakoli (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)52 km by road
- Bhandara (nearest town)52 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 Ukara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Virshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sakoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Ukara known for?

About 48% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Ukara

Of every 100 households in Ukara in 2011, 87 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ukara · ■ Sakoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**50%

Tap water ****6%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****70%**

**62%

Television ****29%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Ukara?

■ Ukara · ■ Sakoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**942

Working population ****62.9%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 77.4% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (68%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (12%) · **■** Marginal 23 (5%)

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 Sakoli

- Rengepar763 people
- Walmazari759 people
- Salai Bk.748 people
- Bamhani719 people
- Khairlanji691 people
- Gadkumbhali671 people
- Amgaon Kh.662 people
- Sonpuri654 people

[All 95 villages in Sakoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ukara from Bhandara?52 km by road
- What is the population of Ukara?704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ukara in?Bhandara district (Sakoli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ukara?85.4% (Census 2011)