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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ukhra
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Neighborhood in [[Durgapur, West Bengal]]
| image_skyline = Railway Station in Sainthia Andal line 05.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Ukhra railway station
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position =
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.654|N|87.243|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Paschim Bardhaman district|Paschim Bardhaman]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 7.33
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 24,104
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages*
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 713363
| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialling|STD]] code
| area_code = 0341
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Bardhaman - Durgapur
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Durgapur Paschim]]
| website = {{URL|paschimbardhaman.co.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Ukhra''' is a [[neighborhood]] in the [[Kanksa (community development block)|Kanksa]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Durgapur]] city of the [[Paschim Bardhaman district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
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===Location===
Ukhra is located at {{coord|23.654|N|87.243|E|}}.

Ukhra is a [[census town]] in [[Andal (community development block)]], as per Serial No. 237 of Towns/ Villages in the Bardhaman district section of [http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html 2011 census data] and also the Map of CD block Ondal on Page 229 of [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf District Census Handbook for Bardhaman District].

===Urbanisation===
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in Durgapur subdivision is located at [[Durgapur]] and the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly) [[census town]]s (partly presented in the map above; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan |work = Table 2.2, 2.4(a) |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 15 September 2018 |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |url-status = dead }}</ref>

[[Siduli]], [[Khandra]], Ukhra, [[Mahira]], [[Dakshin Khanda]], [[Harishpur]], [[Kajora]], a part of Andal (gram), (all in Andal CD block), [[Parashkol]] (partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block) and [[Chak Bankola]] (partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block), lying north of [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]] (old numbering NH 2)/ [[Grand Trunk Road]] form a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked with two more clusters of census towns – one located south of NH 19 in Andal CD block and another lying in Pandabeswar CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011 | work= Map of Ondal CD block, page 229| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 16 September 2018}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Ukhra had a total population of 24,104 of which 12,500 (52%) were males and 11,604 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,489. The total number of literates in Ukhra was 17,591 (81.38% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 20 February 2017 }}</ref>

*For language details see [[Andal (community development block)#Language and religion]]

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Ukhra had a population of 19,868. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ukhra has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%. In Ukhra, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Infrastructure==


According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman'', Ukhra covered an area of 7.33 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 10 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources. It had 710 domestic electric connections and 40 road lighting (points). Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 family welfare centre, 3 maternity and child welfare clinics. Among the educational facilities it had were 8 primary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. It had 3 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library. Among the important commodities it manufactured was soap and bakery products. It had the branch office of 2 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank and 1 non-agricultural credit society.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf| title = District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI: Industry and Banking, Page 1209 | publisher = Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 14 May 2020}}</ref>

==Transport==
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[[File:Railway Station in Sainthia Andal line 06.jpg|thumb|Ukhra Railway Station]]
[[Ukhra railway station]] is 12 km from Andal on the [[Andal-Sainthia Branch Line]] of [[Eastern Railway (India)|Eastern Railway]].<ref>Eastern Railway time table</ref>

==Education==
Ukhra Kunja Behari Institution is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1859. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 1 computer, a library with 3,000 books and a playground.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/barddhaman/19090100404/ukhra-k-b-institution.html | title = Ukhra K.B. Institution| publisher = Schools.org.in |access-date = 6 June 2020}}</ref>

Ukhra Kunja Behari High School is a Bengali-medium coeducation institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. The school has 10 computers and a library with 500 books.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/barddhaman/19090100603/ukhra-kb-high-school.html| title = Ukhra KB. High School | publisher = Schools.org.in |access-date = 6 June 2020}}</ref>

Ukhra Adarsha Hindi High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 15 computers and a library with 3,263 books.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/barddhaman/19090103504/ukhra-adarsha-hindi-high-school.html | title = Ukhra Adarsha Hindi High School | publisher = Schools.org.in|access-date = 6 June 2020}}</ref>

Gulzarbagh Urdu Junior High School is an Urdu-medium coeducational institution established in 2009. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class VIII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/barddhaman/19090101603/gulzarbag-urdu-jr-high-school.html | title = Gulzarbagh Urdu Jr High School | publisher = Schools.org.in|access-date = 6 June 2020}}</ref>

Assembly of God Church School was established at Ukhra in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from Nursery to class XII. It follows the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] syllabus.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://agukhra.org/pages/mission_vision.html | title = Assembly of God Church School Ukhra| publisher = AGU |access-date = 6 June 2020}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
The 50-bed [[Bankola Area]] Hospital of [[Eastern Coalfields]] is located at Ukhra.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/uploads/pdf/eastern_coldfields_limiteds_hospital.pdf | title = Eastern Coalfields Limited’s Hospitals | publisher = ECL | access-date = 23 April 2017 | archive-date = 26 April 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170426153142/http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/uploads/pdf/eastern_coldfields_limiteds_hospital.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Medical facilities (periodic medical examination centres and dispensaries) in the Bankola Area of ECL are available at Bankola Area PME Centre (with 30 beds + 2 cabins) (PO Ukhra), Khandra (PO Khandra), Bankola Colliery (PO Khandra), Bankola Area (PO Khandra), Shyamsundarpur (PO Khandra), Mahira (PO Moira), Tilaboni (PO Pandabeswar), Nakrakonda (PO Pandabeswar), Shankarpur (PO Sheetalpur), Kumardihi A (PO Pandabeswar), Kumardihi B (PO Pandabeswar).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrxiDIKi8Be4hgAXS67HAx.;_ylu=X3oDMTByYmpmZjA4BGNvbG8Dc2czBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1589705610/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.coalindia.in%2fDesktopModules%2fDocumentList%2fdocuments%2fDetails_of_Medical_Facility_in_CIL_and_its_Subsidiaries_05032018.xlsx/RK=2/RS=G5Llg8vcadCbsl1BI.JMH0rETxA- | title = Details of medical facilities in CIL and its subsidiaries | work= ECL| publisher = CIL|access-date = 15 May 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.bardhaman.com/bigmap.htm Map of Bardhaman district] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617061729/http://www.bardhaman.com/bigmap.htm |date=17 June 2009 }}

{{Paschim Bardhaman District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Paschim Bardhaman district]]

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