Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga
# Ujua

Ujua is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,158 people in 407 households, the 19th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%.
- 2,158 people (2011)
- 407 households
- 41.0% literacy
- 949 females per 1,000 males

## Ujua PIN code and other codes

Ujua falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ujua Simartola
- Community development block Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
- Census village code 227947

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

## How far is Ujua from nearby towns?
- Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 80 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ujua?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ujua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 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
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ujua known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 87% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ujua

Of every 100 households in Ujua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ujua · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 7% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 91%
- Tap water 40% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 45% 16%
- Television 1% 2%
- Mobile phone 59% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 47%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Ujua?

■ Ujua · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 41.0% 44.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 898
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1126 951
- Working population 44.3% 37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 24.5% for women. 44% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 153 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 722 (76%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 14 (1%) · ■ Marginal 66 (7%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
- Anrahi 2,369 people
- Barania 2,353 people
- Harnahi 2,316 people
- Samhaura 2,302 people
- Raepur 2,050 people
- Adalpur 1,990 people
- Tilakpur 1,910 people
- Bhaluka 1,790 people

All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi

## Quick answers
- How far is Ujua from Darbhanga? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Ujua? 2,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ujua in? Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ujua? 41.0% (Census 2011)

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