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About Usri Village

Usri is one of the larger villages in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,464, made up of 3,334 males and 3,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares.

Usri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 6,464
Male Population 3,334
Female Population 3,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Usri compares

By the 2011 count Usri is the 4th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Usri

Usri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Usri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Usri from other places

Usri lies about 14 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Usri
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 9.7 km
District headquarters Arwal 14 km
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 27 km

Villages closest to Usri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaler tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Usri

As per the Census of India 2011, Usri village had a population of 6,464. That makes it the 4th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Usri village has 3,334 males and 3,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usri has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Usri covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Usri falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Usri is Charpokhari Halt, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Usri.

Usri is about 14 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usri is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 9.7 km away. Arwal is about 14 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Bakhtar (1.5 km) and Goind (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Usri today is likely to be higher.

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