Uchalan

Uchalan
village
Uchalan Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°02′00″N 87°47′00″E / 23.0333°N 87.7833°ECoordinates: 23°02′00″N 87°47′00″E / 23.0333°N 87.7833°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Burdwan
Population (2011)
• Total	6,806
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	713427
Telephone code	03451
Sex ratio	937 ♂/♀

Uchalan is a village which located at south of Burdwan (Barddhaman) district on Arambagh-Burdwan highway in West Bengal state, India.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census Uchalan had a population of 6806. Males constitute of 58% of the population and females 42%. Uchalan has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy rate is 82%, and female literacy is 69%. At Uchalan, 10% of the population is under 10 years of age.

Uchalan is a historical village, where remains of Mughal Battle is found. A large man-made lake measuring 62acre situated towards North-South at the heart of this village. This lake at Uchalan which is dug by King Shersah during the period of Mughal rule in India. There were Mughal inn at the bank of lake which was converted to daak-bunglow (post office) during British rule.

Uchalan is a vast and developing village where it has one higher secondary school, two government recognized primary schools, and two private schools for primary education. There is a one sub-post office, two nationalised banks, one petrol pump, seventeen rice mill, one animal health center, one State government circle office, and one state government affiliated library is located.

Occupation

Main occupation is cultivation. Approximately 80% people living in this village directly and indirectly depend on cultivation. About 10% people are in multiple services and about 10% people are involved in small businesses. Entire village surrounded by cultivated land. There are few ponds within the village which is balancing eco-system. Proposed Arambagh--Bowinchandi railway line will run inside this village.