Ujhani

Ujhani is an industry-based city and a municipal board in Badaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2]

Ujhani
city
Ujhani Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28.35°N 79.02°E / 28.35; 79.02
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Badaun
Area
• Total	48 km^2 (19 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	125,039
• Density	2,600/km^2 (6,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	metric
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	243639
Telephone code	05832
Vehicle registration	UP 24

Geography

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).

Demographics

As of 2011 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 sq. km.[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

Location

• Ujhani lies on SH33 (Bareilly-Mathura)
• SH18 originates from here known as Budaun-Meerut or Budaun-Delhi Highway.
• The Uttarakhand border is 155 km to the north and the Himalayan ranges start from about 188 km from here.

Transport connectivity

Ujhani is a town directly connected with the main cities like Bareilly, Agra, Mathura, NewDelhi, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Hathras, Jaipur, Kasganj, Pilibhit, and Budaun by bus transport. Railway connectivity to all cities was closed from 1 January 2014 due to gauge conversion. After a long time the railway connectivity has again started with two trains daily to and fro, so after gauge conversion cities including Kanpur, Agra, Mathura, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Hathras, Farrukkhabad, Lalkuan, Haldwani, Kathgodam, Kashipur, Rudrapur, Budaun, Bareilly, Kasganj, Pilibhit, Lucknow, Sitapur, Mailani, Shahjahanpur, Lakhimpur kheeri, Gonda, Tanakpur are well connected.

Education

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. There are some schools for primary education and various schools and colleges for secondary education like

Vimla Haribhagwan Agarwal Inter College

Harvilas Goyal Inter College

Devnagri Inter college

Mahatma Gandhi Palika Inter College

Ayodhya Prasad Saraswati Vidya Mandir

APS International School

New Little Angel Jr. High School

Asharfi Devi Inter College

blooming dale school

1. Ayodhya Prashad Mamorial Mahavidhyalay Ujhani, Badaun

2. Banke Bihari Kanya Degree College.

3. Banke Bihari Law College.

4.Ace Institute of Management & Technology

5.Government Medical College, Budaun

Banking

State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Union Bank, HDFC Bank and several other banks are available in Ujhani.

Distance

• Budaun - 6 km (City), 11 km (Centre)
• Bareilly - 54 km
• Delhi - 210 km
• Mathura - 171 km
• Agra - 163 km
• Kanpur - 253 km

See also

• Bitroi

References

1. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=143497
2. "Blocks | District Budaun Government Of Uttar Pradesh | India". budaun.nic.in.
3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ujhani
4. "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.
5. "District Census Handbook Budaun" (PDF). Censusindia.gov.in.
6. "Ujhani City Population Census 2011". Census 2011 India. Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 November 2015.