Does creating a unique constraint on a Postgres column remove the need to index it? Does creating a unique constraint on a Postgres column remove the need to index it?

I expect that an index is automatically needed to maintain the constraint efficiently.
Yes. A UNIQUE constraint is implemented with the help of a unique index -  a b-tree index with default ascending sort ordering over all involved columns. The index is created and maintained automatically, and is used for all purposes like a plain unique index by Postgres.

There is no need to create another (redundant) unique index like it, that would be a waste of resources.

Detailed explanation:


How does PostgreSQL enforce the UNIQUE constraint / what type of index does it use?
Is unique index better than unique constraint when an index with an operator class is required


Some rare exceptions apply for multicolumn indexes with special sort options:


Optimizing queries on a range of timestamps (two columns)