Uchana is a developing town and a

municipal committee A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough counci ...

, near city of

Jind Jind is one of the largest and oldest cities in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarter of Jind district. Rani Talab is the main destination for tourists while Pandu Pindara and Ramrai are the ma ...

Jind district Jind district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Jind town is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Hisar Division and was created in 1966. Etymology The district derives its name from its ...

in the Indian

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

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

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founded a college named Rajiv Gandhi Mahavidyalaya affiliated to

Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university established on 11January 1956 in Kurukshetra, in the Indian state of Haryana, from the capital, Delhi. It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities. History The univers ...

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

According to the 2001

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, 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 (Wife Of Ch. Birender Singh, Union Minister in Modi Cabinet) was elected as MLA (candidate of BJP.) in 2014 while the current MLA is

Dushyant Chautala Dushyant Singh Chautala (born 3 April 1988) is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana from 2019 to 2024. He represented the Uchana Kalan constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly from 2019 until 2024 ...

(former deputy chief minister of haryana state) after a massive win in 2019 elections. In the general election Uchana comes under

Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency) Hisar (formerly Hissar) is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in Northern India. This constituency covers the entire Hisar district and parts of Jind district, Jind and Bhiwani district, Bhiwani districts. ...

and Brijendra Singh is MP.

Railways and Roadways

Uchana (UCA) has 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

Narwana Narwana is a town and a municipal council, just 36 km from Jind city in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. History and etymology According to historical references and the ancestors, there are several myths related to the exist ...

, , Hansi, Hisar, Gogharia, Karsindhu etc. Long route direct buses are also available for Delhi, Sangrur, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, Jammu etc. It is situated on the busy route of Delhi to Sangrur on National Highway 71. Nearest airport is

IGI Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of ,

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

References

Cities and towns in Jind district {{Haryana-geo-stub