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Ucha, Kapurthala

Coordinates: 31°22′48″N 75°15′03″E / 31.380004°N 75.250823°E / 31.380004; 75.250823
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Ucha
Village
Ucha is located in Punjab
Ucha
Ucha
Location in Punjab, India
Ucha is located in India
Ucha
Ucha
Ucha (India)
Coordinates: 31°22′48″N 75°15′03″E / 31.380004°N 75.250823°E / 31.380004; 75.250823
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictKapurthala
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,082
 Sex ratio 1127/955/
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
 • Other spokenHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144804
Telephone code01822
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB-09
Websitekapurthala.gov.in

Ucha is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Ucha. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.

Demography

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According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Ucha has total number of 422 houses and population of 2,082 of which include 1,127 males and 955 females. Literacy rate of Ucha is 78.56%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 221 which is 10.61% of total population of Ucha, and child sex ratio is approximately 826, lower than state average of 846.

Population data

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Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 422 - -
Population 2,082 1,127 955
Child (0-6) 221 121 100
Schedule Caste 551 302 249
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literates 1,462 830 632
Illiterate 620 297 323
Total Workers 817 669 148
Main Worker 569 525 44
Marginal Worker 248 144 104

Notable people

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Sukhdev Singh Bhangu, Former Assistant Professor, PAU Ludhiana.[1]

Er. Darshan Singh Bhangu, Addl.SE, JALANDHAR, PSPCL Punjab.[2]

Culture

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All the population speaks Punjabi which is the mother tongue as well as the official language here.

Religion

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As of religion, Sikhism predominates the village with other minorities.

Air travel connectivity

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The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

Villages in Kapurthala

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References

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  1. ^ "Punjab Agricultural University - PAU - Ludhiana, Punjab - INDIA - pau.edu". www.pau.edu. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ "PSPCL – Punjab State Power Corporation Limited". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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