Usraon

Geography

usraon is located at 25°35'29.9"N 82°40'17.4"E

historical background

It has great historical background full of bravery and joy As previous village data says that the basic clans (jati) were rajput than accompanied by gaud,rajbhar,yadav living with friendly environment. Bhikha singh was considered as old and respected person to them having son govind singh, sobind singh, munni singh further grand son Ambika prasad chandrika prasad and other patidars of same clans[edit]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Mariahu had a population of 20,142. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. In Mariahu, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

usraon village have more than 65% literacy growing day by day having facility of primary and secondary school Mariahu has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 50%. Mariahu has 'Mariahu PG college' and 'Kaushilya Mahavidyalaya' and 'Shri Dawarika Shikshan Sansthan' Mariahu Jaunpur.for higher education. About Mariahu P.G. college This college was Founded in 1969 by the great freedom fighter, Pt. Rajkishor Tiwari, who had also been elected a Member of Legislation Assembly (MLA) twice, from the region. The college is affiliated to Veer Bahadur Purvanchal University, Jaunpur. College provide courses like B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.Ed., B.T.C. B.Lib.I.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. and Other Career Oriented programmes.

Transportation

'Rail

nearest railway station is Mariahu is connected with major cities of India through Indian Railways network. It has a small railway station which belongs to Northern Railway. Station Code is MAY. Total 4 Express Trains Stops at this Station. Neighbourhood Stations are barigaon Newada and Sudnipur. Near By major Railway Stations are Jaunpur and Janghai Junction.

Road

Driving distance from Mariahu to District headquarters Jaunpur is 18 km. Jaunpur is well connected to Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad and other cities of Uttar Pradesh.

Air

Near by Airport to usraon is Babatpur (Varanasi) Airport. Road Distance or driving distance from usraon to Babatpur is 35 km. Your total travel time is approximately 0 hour(s) 44 min(s); which may vary depending upon the road and traffic conditions.

Politics

usraon is an open Dominated constituency. Deciding factor in any election here is rajput mainly sisodiya rana vanshaj, chauhan rajput,major voter than rajbhar, gaud and few yadav, gupta,prajapati,Muslim votes. Shraddha Yadav of Samajwadi Party (SP) is a sitting MLA of Mariahu constituency. Shraddha defeated her immediate rival Savitri Singh of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) by a margin of 12477 in 2012 Assembly election. Shraddha got 55745 votes compare to Savitri's 43268. In 2007 election this seat was won by BSP.

nearby villages

near to usraon is madaiyaa, purva, tekardih, duhavar, gorahi mahadev

village deity

the village gods are mahamaidai, chaura mai, dih baba, pahlwan baba a small temple of mahdev is situated in village

Festivals

The biggest celebrations in usraon are Durga Pooja & Bharat Milap as yearly festival diwali holi and khichadi(makar sankranti)Raksha Bandhan.

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