# Uprawan Village, Rajaun, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajaun, Banka 

# Uprawan

Uprawan is a village in Rajaun sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,929 people in 553 households**, the 11th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 2,929people (2011)
- 553households
- 60.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Uprawan PIN code and other codes

Uprawan falls in Rajaun sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKath Chatur Lilatary
- Community development blockRajaun
- Census village code240900

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Uprawan from nearby towns?

- Rajaun (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)14 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Uprawan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Uprawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Uprawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 291 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Uprawan

Of every 100 households in Uprawan in 2011, 13 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uprawan · ■ Rajaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Uprawan?

■ Uprawan · ■ Rajaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**948

Working population ****35.0%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 51.2% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (5%) · **■** Marginal 722 (71%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rajaun

- Kath Chatur3,168 people
- Rajawar3,068 people
- Naripa3,040 people
- Dhai Hanna2,976 people
- Asauta2,813 people
- Kathwan2,692 people
- Parghari2,652 people
- Bhawanipur Shubkha2,547 people

[All 207 villages in Rajaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Uprawan from Banka?14 km by road
- What is the population of Uprawan?2,929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uprawan in?Banka district (Rajaun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Uprawan?60.7% (Census 2011)