Ukrah

Village in West Bengal, India

22°56′42″N 88°39′37″E / 22.944938°N 88.660307°E / 22.944938; 88.660307CountryIndiaStateWest BengalDistrictNadiaArea

• Total4.78 km² (1.85 sq mi)Elevation

12 m (39 ft)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total13,548 • Density2,800/km² (7,300/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN code

741257^[2]

Area code03473Lok Sabha constituencyBangaonVidhan Sabha constituencyHaringhataWebsitenadia.nic.in

Ukrah is a village in Haringhata CD Block in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Ukrah is located at 22°56′42″N 88°39′37″E / 22.944938°N 88.660307°E / 22.944938; 88.660307.^[3] It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Ukrah had a population of 13,548, comprising 6,974 males and 6,574 females.^[1]^[2] Ukrah has an average literacy rate of 83.91%, with 1,309 (9.66%) of the population between 0–6 years of age.^{[citation needed]}

Groundwater contamination

Ukrah is one of the areas where the groundwater is affected by arsenic contamination.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "District Census Handbook Nadia" (PDF). Census of India 2011. pp. 574, 577. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2020.
^ "Ukhra Weather Forecast". Accuweather.
^ "Groundwater arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study)". SOES. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

External links

Media related to Ukrah at Wikimedia Commons

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Cities, municipal
and census towns

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision	Bablari Dewanganj Bamanpukur Baruihuda Chapra Char Brahmanagar Char Maijdia Gadigachha Harindanga Jagadanandapur Krishnanagar Kshidirpur Majdia Matiari Mira Nabadwip Paschimbhatjangla Sonda Tiorkhali
Kalyani subdivision	Chakdaha Chanduria Darappur Digha Gayespur Haringhata Jangal Kalyani Kulia Lalpur Madanpur Priyanagar Punglia Saguna Shimurali Simhat Subarnapur
Ranaghat subdivision	Aistala Anulia Badkulla Bagula Beharia Belgharia Birnagar Cooper's Camp Gangnapur Gangni Ghoralia Gopalpur Halalpur Krishnapur Harinadibhastsala Hijuli Kamgachhi Nasra Nrisinghapur Panpara Parbbatipur Patuli Phulia Raghabpur Ranaghat Ranaghat (CT) Shantipur Satigachha Taherpur
Tehatta subdivision	Karimpur Tehatta Uttampur

Locations
other than cities and towns

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Kalyani subdivision	Chaugacha Mohanpur Palpara Ukrah
Ranaghat subdivision	Aranghata Bahirgachi Dhantala Duttapulia Gazna Habibpur Hanshkhali Mayurhat Nokari Panikhali Payradanga
Tehatta subdivision	Baruipara Betai Hogalbaria Iswarchandrapur Kishorpur Mahish Bathan Murutia Natidanga Nazirpur Palashipara Rahmatpur Thanapara Topla