Ujhani
Ujhani
City in Uttar Pradesh, India
Ujhani is an industry-based city and a municipal board in Badaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Ujhani | |
|---|---|
City | |
Bareilly Road, Ujhani | |
| Coordinates: 28.35°N 79.02°E / 28.35; 79.02 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Badaun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 125,039 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | metric |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 243639 |
| Telephone code | 05832 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-24 |
Ujhani is located at 28.02°N 79.02°E / 28.02; 79.02.[3] It has an average elevation of 192 metres (630 feet).
As of 2011[update] India census,[4] Ujhani had a population of near about 126,000. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Ujhani has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 86%. In Ujhani, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. The area of Ujhani Municipal Council is 48 km2 (19 sq mi).[5]
| Religions in Ujhani (2011)[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hindus | 58.50% | |||
| Muslims | 37% | |||
| Sikh | 2.5% | |||
| Christian | 1.5% | |||
| Jains | 0.5% | |||
| Others† | 1% | |||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
- Ujhani lies on SH33 (Bareilly-Mathura)
- SH18 originates from here known as Budaun-Meerut or Budaun-Delhi Highway.
- The Uttarakhand border is 155 km (96 mi) to the north and the Himalayan ranges start from about 188 km (117 mi) from here.
BILSI (Assembly constituency) is the Vidhan Sabha constituency.[7] BADAUN (Lok Sabha constituency) is the parliamentary constituency.[8]
Ujhani is a small town connected to many rural areas. Many children from the villages come here to get education. In recent times with great emphasis on education, there have been many schools and colleges that are being established here.
- Budaun (city) - 6 km (3.7 mi), 11 km (6.8 mi) (centre)
- Kasganj 45 km (28 mi)
- Bareilly 65 km (40 mi)
- Mathura 145 km (90 mi)
- Delhi 199 km (124 mi)
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- "District Census Handbook Budaun" (PDF). Censusindia.gov.in.
- "Ujhani City Population Census 2011". Census 2011 India. Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- "Mathura General (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019". elections.in. Retrieved 2 March 2021.