ਉਂਚਾਉਂਚਾ

Where is Uncha?

Uncha is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028226, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 266 people in Uncha: 136 men and 130 women, living in 50 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 231 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 74 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.7 per cent and women at 77.39 per cent. The census recorded 82 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 79 main workers, the largest group, 42, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Uncha's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (48 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (39 hectares). About 20 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 39 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Uncha is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhattian, Pahra, Warah and Ghurala.

What is the population of Uncha?

The population of Uncha was 266 at the 2011 census, living in 50 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Uncha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Uncha has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.