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Uttra

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Uttra
उतरा, उत्तरा
Utara
Uttara
Nickname: 
Utra
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Coordinates: 26°31′01″N 85°50′31″E / 26.5170497°N 85.8419812°E / 26.5170497; 85.8419812
Country India
StateBihar
RegionMithila region
DistrictMadhubani district
BlockMadhwapur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,203
DemonymMaithil
Language
 • OfficialHindi
Local language
 • Mother languageMaithili

Uttra (Maithili: उतरा) (also written as Uttara or Utara or Utra) is a village in the Madhwapur block of the Madhubani district in the Mithila region of Bihar in India.[1] The mother language of the village is Maithili. It is connected by state highway SH-75 from Darbhanga to the block headquarter Madhwapur.[2] In the village there is an ancient temple of Lord Shiva known as Dakshineswar Nath Mahadev Mandir.[3] Similarly there is an archaeological site known as Sunphulwa in the village. The archaeological site is estimated to be of the early medieval period by the Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute in Patna.[4]

Demographics

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According to the population census of 2011, the name of village is recorded as Utra. The total population of the village is 6,203. Out of the total population, 3050 are males and 3153 are females. The total number of households in the village is 1343.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "मधवापुर में बाढ़ सुरक्षा बांध टूटा, डेढ़ दर्जनों गांव बाढ़ के पानी से घिरे -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  2. ^ "मधवापुर व बाबूबरही में बाढ़ का पानी सड़क पर". Hindustan.
  3. ^ "दक्षिणेश्वर नाथ महादेव उतरा में श्रद्धालुओं की भीड़ - दक्षिणेश्वर नाथ महादेव उतरा में श्रद्धालुओं की भीड़ - Bihar Madhubani General News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  4. ^ "Archaeological Explorations - District- Madhubani Block" (PDF). KP Jayaswal Research Institute, Patna: 4.
  5. ^ "Population finder | Government of India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-04-13.