Uchaਉਚਾ

Where is Ucha?

Ucha is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029424, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 811 people in Ucha: 423 men and 388 women, living in 142 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,498 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 110, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 484 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.92 per cent and women at 64.44 per cent. The census recorded 307 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 293 main workers, the largest group, 156, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 76 cultivators on their own land and 59 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ucha's land. Of the village's 54 hectares, 54 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 76 cultivators and 162 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ucha is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarai Jattan, Haidrabad Bet, Mira and Khurd.

What is the population of Ucha?

The population of Ucha was 811 at the 2011 census, living in 142 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Ucha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ucha has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.