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About Ujan Village

Ujan is one of the larger villages in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,229, made up of 3,177 males and 3,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.1 hectares hectares.

Ujan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ujan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Area (hectares) 286.1 hectares
Population 6,229
Male Population 3,177
Female Population 3,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ujan compares

By the 2011 count Ujan is the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 286.1 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ujan

Ujan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ujan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ujan from other places

Ujan lies about 58 km from Samastipur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Bithan 5.1 km
Nearest town Bakhri 9.3 km
District headquarters Samastipur 58 km

Villages closest to Ujan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bithan 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 6,229. That makes it the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Ujan village has 3,177 males and 3,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ujan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Ujan covers 286.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ujan falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The census record for Ujan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ujan.

Ujan is about 58 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ujan is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 5.1 km away. Bakhri is about 9.3 km away. Samastipur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padri (under 2 km), Pachrukhi (under 2 km) and Pipra (1.8 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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