The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating laterite soil. This area lies between the Damodar and the Ajay rivers which flow almost parallel to each other in the region. The average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the f
orests have been cleared. As of 2001 India census,[3] Ukhra had a population of 19,868. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ukhra has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%. In Ukhra, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is in the heart of the coal mining zone. Ukhra is 12 km from Andal on the Andal-Sainthia Branch Line of Eastern Railway. The major transport is provided by mini buses which ply between 5am and 8 pm. Ukhra is well connected by road to nearby cities, Durgapur and Asansol. Ukhra railway station is located on the Andal-Sainthia railway line. Earlier only diesel locomotives were used but after electrification of the railway route(2007–08), electric locomotives came into picture.Ukhra has large number of Primary, Secondary, Higher Secondary schools and college. Some of them are: Ukhra Adarsh Hindi High School, Assembly of God Church School(www.facebook.com/agcsukh)(agukhra.org), Mother Mission School, Ukhra Kunja Behari Institution, P.G Girls High school 3.ukhra kunja behari high school. There is also an Islamic Education Institution as "Madrasa Islahul Muslemeen" and Urdu Govt. School Gulzrbagh Urdu Free Primary School. Khandra college.As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, Ukhra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) has ceased to be an assembly constituency from 2011. Andal community development block is part of Raniganj assembly constituency. Ukhra is under Andal Police Station and lies under East Zone of newly formed ASANSOL DURGAPUR POLICE COMMISIONERATE.Ukhra Gram Panchayat is now under Trinamul Congress led board headed by its Pradhan Ashish Karmakar and Sushila Bauri as Up-Pradhan with a total 18 members of Trinamul Congress out of 22 total members of the Panchayat in 2013. Major other Political feagures are Raju Mukherjee & Jayraj Ghatak.
