# Uphraul Village, Desri, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/desri/uphraul/ Village · Desri, Vaishali # Uphraul Uphraul is a village in Desri sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,665 people in 1,069 households**, the 4th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%. - 5,665people (2011) - 1,069households - 72.0%literacy - 912females per 1,000 males ## Uphraul PIN code and other codes Uphraul falls in Desri sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatUfraul - Community development blockDesri - Census village code236015 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uphraul from nearby towns? - Desri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)22 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)22 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 Uphraul? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Uphraul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Desri - ○Degree college10+ km · Hajipur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Desri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 8 h winter 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 Uphraul known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Uphraul Of every 100 households in Uphraul in 2011, 7 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Uphraul · ■ Desri rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **4% Toilet within the home ****37%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **60% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****70%** **74% Television ****17%** **18% Mobile phone ****77%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **14% Own their home ****99%** **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 Uphraul? ■ Uphraul · ■ Desri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **66.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **904 Working population ****29.6%** **29.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 61.2% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 662 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (8%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 528 (31%) · **■** Marginal 315 (19%) 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 Desri - Desri11,184 people - Rasulpur Habib6,652 people - Jahangirpur Sham6,583 people - Chak Bhikhari Urf Bhikhanpura5,391 people - Azampur5,006 people - Dharampur Ram Rae4,705 people - Chainpur Nankar3,367 people [All 43 villages in Desri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/desri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Uphraul from Hajipur?22 km by road - What is the population of Uphraul?5,665 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uphraul in?Vaishali district (Desri sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Uphraul?72.0% (Census 2011)