Uchana

Uchana
उचाना
city
Uchana
Uchana

Location in Haryana, India

Coordinates: 29°28′N 76°10′E / 29.47°N 76.17°E / 29.47; 76.17Coordinates: 29°28′N 76°10′E / 29.47°N 76.17°E / 29.47; 76.17
Country  India
State Haryana
District Jind
Elevation 215 m (705 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 46,510
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 126115
Vehicle registration HR
Website haryana.gov.in

Uchana (Hindi:उचाना) is a developing town and a municipal committee in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana.

Geography

Uchana is located at 29°28′N 76°10′E / 29.47°N 76.17°E / 29.47; 76.17.[1] It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).

Education

Uchana has many government and private schools up to senior secondary level (Both English and Hindi medium, nearly 10 in number) and four (4) colleges.Ch. Birender Singh, Cabinet Ministerin Government of India founded a college named Rajiv Gandhi Mahavidyalaya[2] affiliated to Kurukshetra University and a Nursing college at the outskirts of town (on NH71, near village Baroda).

Schools

  1. Govt. Sr. Sec. School Near Railway Fatak
  2. Govt. Girls Sr. Sec. School Near Darwaja
  3. SD Public School Old Busstand
  4. SSMSD Sr. Sec. School Uchana Kalan
  5. Geeta Vidya Mandir High School Anaj Mandi

Education Academy

Colleges

Anaj Mandi

Uchana Anaj Mandi is famous for crops mainly Wheat, Cotton, Bajra, Musturd, Paddy

There are 2 existing mandi (old anaj mandi, new Cotton/Kapas mandi) and 1 new mandi is under construction.

There are hundreds of commission agents. Some famous Commission agent are following

▪ M/s Chandi Ram Pawan Kumar, Old Grain Market Uchana

Electronics & mobile communications

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[4] 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

Uchana (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is always a hot seat in Haryana constituency elections. Premlata Singh wife of Chaudhary Birender Singh was elected as MLA (candidate of BJP.) In the general election Uchana came under Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency) and Dushyant Chautala is MP.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Uchana
  2. ↑ http://www.rajivgandhicollege.co.in/
  3. ↑ http://www.rajivgandhicollege.co.in
  4. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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