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About Ujan Village

Ujan is one of the larger villages in Manigachhi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,856, made up of 2,886 males and 2,970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ujan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ujan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Manigachhi
Pincode 847407
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 5,856
Male Population 2,886
Female Population 2,970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ujan compares

By the 2011 count Ujan is the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ujan

Ujan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ujan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ujan from other places

Ujan lies about 33 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 1.5 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 Ujan
Nearest railway station Lohna Road 1.5 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Manigachhi 33 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 33 km

Villages closest to Ujan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manigachhi 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 Ujan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ujan village had a population of 5,856. That makes it the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents.

Ujan village has 2,886 males and 2,970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ujan has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ujan is 847407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ujan covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ujan falls under Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ujan is Lohna Road, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ujan.

Ujan is about 33 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ujan is in Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Lohna Road is about 1.5 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 8.3 km away. Manigachhi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubhaul (1.7 km), Madhepur (2.0 km) and Bahuarwa (2.4 km).

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

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