Village · Gora Bauram, Darbhanga
# Uphraul

Uphraul is a village in Gora Bauram sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,320 people in 301 households, the 33rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%.
- 1,320 people (2011)
- 301 households
- 55.0% literacy
- 935 females per 1,000 males

## Uphraul PIN code and other codes

Uphraul falls in Gora Bauram sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Adharpur
- Community development block Gora Bauram
- Census village code 227832

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Uphraul from nearby towns?
- Gora Bauram (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Uphraul?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Uphraul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Biraul
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Uphraul known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 85% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Uphraul

Of every 100 households in Uphraul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uphraul · ■ Gora Bauram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 2% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 88%
- Tap water 4% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 64% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 78% 22%
- Television 1% 2%
- Mobile phone 34% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 11% 41%
- Own their home 96% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Uphraul?

■ Uphraul · ■ Gora Bauram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.0% 47.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 930
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1278 966
- Working population 22.7% 30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 38.2% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 129 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (4%) · ■ Other work 34 (11%) · ■ Marginal 125 (42%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gora Bauram
- Kahuwa 1,475 people
- Magura 1,469 people
- Punach 1,429 people
- Basuli 1,337 people
- Nasahara 1,309 people
- Tenduwa 1,205 people
- Tira 1,165 people
- Malhi 1,023 people

All 52 villages in Gora Bauram

## Quick answers
- How far is Uphraul from Darbhanga? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Uphraul? 1,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uphraul in? Darbhanga district (Gora Bauram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Uphraul? 55.0% (Census 2011)

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