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Nagarukhra

Ukrah
উখড়া/उखड़ा
Village
Ukrah is located in West Bengal
Ukrah
Ukrah
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°56′42″N 88°39′37″E / 22.944938°N 88.660307°E / 22.944938; 88.660307Coordinates: 22°56′42″N 88°39′37″E / 22.944938°N 88.660307°E / 22.944938; 88.660307
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Government
 • Type Census Town
Area
 • Total 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 13,548
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area code(s) 03473
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Lok Sabha constituency Bangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituency Haringhata
Website nadia.nic.in

Ukrah is a village in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located around 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Kolkata — the capital of West Bengal, forming the northern most boundary of Kolkata metropolitan area.

Ukrah is located at 22°56′42″N 88°39′37″E / 22.944938°N 88.660307°E / 22.944938; 88.660307. It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet). It is bound by the Jamuna River on the north. The village is 60 km approximately far from district headquarter, Krishnagar and approximately 50 km. from the state capital, Kolkata.

As of 2011 India census, Ukrah had a population of 13,548, comprising 6974 males and 6574 females. Ukrah has an average literacy rate of 83.91%, with 1,309 (9.66%) of the town's population between 0–6 years of age.

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


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