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About Ujanu Village

Ujanu is a mid sized village in Matigara tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 329 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ujanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ujanu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Matigara
Pincode 734010
Area (hectares) 224.2 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 329
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ujanu compares

By the 2011 count Ujanu is the 41st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 224.2 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ujanu

Ujanu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ujanu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sivoke Forest, Tari, Thiknikata and Tomba. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ujanu

As per the Census of India 2011, Ujanu village had a population of 660. That makes it the 41st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Ujanu village has 329 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ujanu has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ujanu is 734010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ujanu covers 224.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ujanu falls under Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ujanu.

Ujanu is in Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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