Uchana is a developing town and a

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, near city of

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

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. During the Sikh Empire, Jind lies in the heart of ...

in the

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Education

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

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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 univer ...

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

India

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, 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) Uchana Kalan Assembly constituency in Jind district is one of the 90 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Haryana state in northern India. It is part of Hisar Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly See also * Haryana Legislat ...

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 a Jannayak Janta Party politician and current Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana. He is the president and co-founder of the Jannayak Janata Party. He represents Uchana Kalan constituency in Haryan ...

(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 Lok Sabha constituency (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 and Bhiwani districts. Voter comp ...

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

Narwana Narwana is a town and a municipal council in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. History and etymology Narwana is shortcode as NRW in Indian Railways and according to historical references and the ancestors, there are several my ...

, , 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

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. Nearest airport is

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

References

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