Uchana

Coordinates: 29°28′N 76°10′E / 29.47°N 76.17°E / 29.47; 76.17
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Uchana
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
126115
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR 90
Websiteharyana.gov.in

Uchana is a

state of Haryana
.

Education

Uchana has many government and private schools up to senior secondary level (both English and Hindi medium) and four colleges.

Ch. Birender Singh, former cabinet Minister in Government of India founded a college named Rajiv Gandhi Mahavidyalaya[1] affiliated to Kurukshetra University and a Nursing college at the outskirts of town (on NH 352
, near village Baroda).

Schools

  • Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Near Railway Fatak, Uchana
  • Govt. Girls Sr. Sec. School, Uchana Mandi
  • SD Public School, Railway Road, Near old Bus stand, Uchana
  • SSMSD Sr. Sec. School aka Baba Wala School, Uchana Kalan
  • Geeta Vidya Mandir High School, Uchana Mandi
  • Shivaniaa Public School, Uchana

Colleges

  • SD Girls College Uchana
  • Shri Ganeshanand College
  • Rajiv Gandhi Mahavidlaya

Demographics

As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Uchana had a population of 14,100. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Uchana has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 74%. In Uchana, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency) and Brijendra Singh
is MP.

Railways and Roadways

Uchana (UCA) is a railway station on Delhi-Jind-Narwana-Jakhal section of

Delhi-Fazilka line
that connects Delhi to Punjab. From Uchana, passengers can get direct trains to Jind, Narwana, Delhi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Katra, Jammu, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Rohtak, Panipat, Hisar, Sirsa, Jakhal, Firozpur and many other cities.

It is well connected by the road services as well. Privately owned buses and other vehicles run for short routes like Uchana to

National Highway 71
.

Nearest airport is

IGI Airport
, New Delhi - 165 km distance (about 3.5 hours ride).

References

  1. ^ http://www.rajivgandhicollege.co.in/ [dead link]
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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