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Uchkaran

Nanoor mandal
Pincode 731301
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Uchkaran is a village in Nanoor mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 3,486 spread across 884 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.5% and is located at 23.674°N, 87.874°E with PIN code 731301.

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PRAHALLAD MAJHI
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LGD code
317702
Pincode
731301
Post office
Ch.Nanoor
Population
3,486
Households
884
Literacy rate
55.5%
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,246
Distance to district centre
32 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Kolkata
132 km
Distance to Delhi
1197 km
Nearest railway station
Kirnahar · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Nanoor RH · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Uchkaran compares

By population, Uchkaran ranks #14 of 136 villages in Nanoor mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.5%
−5.2% vs mandal average
Uchkaran
55.5%
Nanoor mandal
60.7%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
+15 vs mandal average
Uchkaran
964
Nanoor mandal
949
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Uchkaran
3.9
Nanoor mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Uchkaran at a glance

Uchkaran is a village of 3,486 people in 884 households (Census 2011) in Nanoor block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 14th-largest of 136 villages in Nanoor block. Literacy is 56%, 5 points below the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Birbhum district centre, 6 km from Madda, the nearest town, 10 km from Kirnahar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731301, served by Ch.Nanoor post office; the LGD village code is 317702. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nanoor RH, 3 km away. The sarpanch is PRAHALLAD MAJHI, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 3,899 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Uchkaran

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Uchkaran · this village3,48656%
Baliguni · Nanoor4,03955%1.3 km E
Shakbaha · Nanoor1,72763%1.8 km SW
Pilkhundi · Nanoor87360%1.9 km S
Bandar · Nanoor1,83963%2 km SE
Mandar · Nanoor89467%2 km SE
Muitin · Nanoor76971%2.1 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Uchkaran

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
579.77
Irrigated area (ha)
250
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Uchkaran

LGD code
317702
Pincode
731301
Post office
Ch.Nanoor
Population (Census 2011)
3,486
Population (projected 2026)
3,899
Households
884
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
964
Literacy rate
55.5%
Coordinates
23.67448°N, 87.87380°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nanoor
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bidhan Chandra Majhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PRAHALLAD MAJHI
Block / Mandal
Nanoor
Getting there

How to reach Uchkaran

Mandal centre
Nanoor · ≈ 4.1 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 5 min by car · 1 h 18 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,114 people
Madda · ≈ 6.2 km
≈ 13 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata132 kmcapital
  • Delhi1197 km
  • Hyderabad1201 km
  • Chennai1424 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKirnahar10 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand17 km
  • Hospital / PHCNanoor RH3 km
  • ATM / bankAllahabad Bank17 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil22 km
  • CollegeBolpur College18 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station25 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Uchkaran

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

  • 🛕Four Siva temples at UchkaranTemple<1 km ↗
  • 🛕Basuli and 14 Shiva TemplesTemple3.3 km ↗
  • 🛕Temple of Basuli and the mound together with fourteen other temples near them containing the Linga images of ShivaTemple3.4 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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