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About Uda Village

Uda is one of the larger villages in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,037, made up of 2,637 males and 2,400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.1 hectares hectares.

Uda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Area (hectares) 269.1 hectares
Population 5,037
Male Population 2,637
Female Population 2,400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uda compares

By the 2011 count Uda is the 14th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 269.1 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Uda

Uda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Uda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uda from other places

Uda lies about 9.8 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Uda
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 7.4 km
District headquarters Araria 9.8 km
Nearest town Arāria 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 11 km

Villages closest to Uda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Uda

As per the Census of India 2011, Uda village had a population of 5,037. That makes it the 14th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Uda village has 2,637 males and 2,400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uda has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Uda covers 269.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Uda falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Uda is Kusiargaon, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Uda.

Uda is about 9.8 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uda is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 7.4 km away. Araria is about 9.8 km away. Arāria is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishunpur (under 2 km), Chirah (under 2 km) and Ukhwa (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Uda today is likely to be higher.

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