Udwantnagar


Udwantnagar or Udwant Nagar is a village and corresponding community development block in Bhojpur district of Bihar, India. As of 2011, its population was 9,000, in 1,496 households. The total block population was 157,809, in 24,336 households.

Demographics

Udwant Nagar is a rural block, with no major urban centres. As of 2011, the block's sex ratio was 910, which was slightly higher than the overall district ratio of 907 and exactly equal to the rural district ratio. The sex ratio was marginally higher in the 0-6 age group, with 912 females for every 1000 males, which was slightly lower than the district ratio of 918 for this age group. Members of scheduled castes made up 18.87% of the block's population, and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.08%. The literacy rate of Udwantnagar block was 69.41%, which was slightly lower than the overall district literacy rate of 70.47% but about equal to the rural rate of 69.16%. Literacy was higher in men than in women, with the corresponding 25.75% gender gap being slightly higher than the district average of 23.71% but, similarly, about equal to the rural gap of 25.45%.
Most of Udwantnagar block's workforce was engaged in agriculture in 2011, with 33.72% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 44.47% being agricultural labourers who worked another person's land for wages. 2.71% were household industry workers, and the remaining 19.09% were other workers. Most workers were men and thus male workers outnumbered female ones in each of the four categories of employment; however, the proportion of women was higher in the categories of agricultural labourers and household industry workers.

Transport

Udwant Nagar is well connected by roads, highways and Rail routes to various cities like Patna, Arrah, Bikramganj, Sasaram, Jagdishpur and Mohania in Bihar; and Chandauli and Mughalsarai in Uttar Pradesh.

Roads

The Varanasi-Howrah high-speed rail corridor is proposed to pass through Bhojpur district with a Bullet train station at Udwant Nagar. It will cross the Sone River near Jalpura Tapa village and enter Patna district.

List of Villages

Udwantnagar block contains the following 76 villages:
Village nameTotal land area Population
Udwantnagar 6259,000
Diliya142836
Milki461,344
Gorhna751,488
Bakri 4824,580
Sarthua 8676,363
Khalisa2772,169
Piania 4134,933
Khajuata72541
Dariapur86.81,751
Chakia66.91,191
Bhelain2633,384
Kalyanpur471,118
Chorain2371,987
Chaursani84499
Akhtiarpur1303,677
Pakariabar2222,000
Saraiya206832
Madhubani1100
Sikandarpur820
Bargahi821,294
Bhopatpur590
Chhotka Sasaram 3366,399
Dubedah175340
Kawal Kundi980
Nawada Ben 4347,129
Misraulia1000
Pirozpur54498
Mahuli Khurd6690
Mahuli Buzurg642,011
Nawa Nagar2323,083
Karisath 6356,137
Rampur49186
Milki271,781
Bampali 4064,442
Bishunpur1071,819
Bibiganj94845
Harnath Kundi1091,013
Masarh 9198,102
Mahatwania1291,286
Dehri1711,149
Salthar77677
Asani 2293,498
Jaitpur4082,847
Garha3421,474
Patar91124
Malthar1471,343
Behra Sabalpur591,008
Tetaria89732
Ekauna 3503,558
Deoria162.21,665
Bajruha1121,208
Savgar1341,073
Kharauni1521,207
Nima1151,057
Sakhua1451,489
Kusamhi34471
Kusumha 1591,770
Surni2102,254
Bhupauli36734
Konhara175522
Raghopur113766
Sonpura 4972,162
Indarpura127378
Birampur2211,370
Khiritanr86380
Khiritanr Milki34397
Kasap 9726,970
Sirampur62520
Morath2361,675
Bhawanpur470
Mangatpur370
Eraura 3382,320
Basauri138834
Demhan1951,316
Belaur 1,84014,713