Uchgaon is a census town

Census town

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 in Kolhapur district

Kolhapur District

Kolhapur district is located in Maharashtra state. The city of Kolhapur is the district headquarters. The district had a population of 3,523,162 of which 29.81% were urban as of 2001...

 in the state

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 of Maharashtra

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, India

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Demographics

India census

Census

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, Uchgaon had a population of 22,581. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Uchgaon has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 65%. In Uchgaon, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.