Udwantnagar (also spelled Udwant Nagar) is a village and corresponding

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in Bhojpur district of

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. As of 2011, its population was 9,000, in 1,496 households. The total block population was 157,809, in 24,336 households.

Demographics

Udwantnagar is a rural block, with no major urban centres. As of 2011, the block's

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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 The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

made up 18.87% of the block's population, and members of

scheduled tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

made up 0.08%. The

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

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 (81.68%) than in women (55.93%), 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

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in 2011, with 33.72% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land (the highest percentage in Bhojpur) and another 44.47% being agricultural labourers who worked another person's land for wages. 2.71% were household industry workers (the lowest percentage in Bhojpur), and the remaining 19.09% were other workers. Most workers were men (36,692, compared to 8,808 women) 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 (63.45%, compared to 39.92% for men) and household industry workers (4.02%, compared to 2.40% for men).

Villages

Udwantnagar block contains the following 76 villages:

References

{{Reflist Villages in Bhojpur district, India