Ucha Gaonਉਚਾ ਗਾਓਂ

Where is Ucha Gaon?

Ucha Gaon is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036526, and it covers 367 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,117 people in Ucha Gaon: 590 men and 527 women, living in 214 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 367 hectares, the population density works out to about 304 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 308 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.15 per cent and women at 66.02 per cent. The census recorded 378 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 293 main workers, the largest group, 153, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 126 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 85 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ucha Gaon's land. Of the village's 367 hectares, 337 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (295 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 130 cultivators and 45 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ucha Gaon is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Asay Majra, Inderpura, Kalyan and Sidhuwal.

What is the population of Ucha Gaon?

The population of Ucha Gaon was 1,117 at the 2011 census, living in 214 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ucha Gaon have?

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