Ukrah

Ukrah
Ukrah
Village
	Ukrah Location in West Bengal, India
	Coordinates: 22.944938°N 88.660307°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Area
• Total	4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	13,548
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN code	741257[2]
Area code	03473
Lok Sabha constituency	Bangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Haringhata
Website	nadia.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 22.944938°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.

Groundwater contamination

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

References

"Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
"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
Ukrah travel guide from Wikivoyage

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[2011_census-1] "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.

[handbook-2] "District Census Handbook Nadia" (PDF). Census of India 2011. pp. 574, 577. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2020.

[3] "Ukhra Weather Forecast". Accuweather.

[4] "Groundwater arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study)". SOES. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2011.