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About Usewa Village

Usewa is a large village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,600, made up of 1,327 males and 1,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares.

Usewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 2,600
Male Population 1,327
Female Population 1,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Usewa compares

By the 2011 count Usewa is the 9th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Usewa

Usewa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Usewa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Usewa from other places

Usewa lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 14 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 Usewa
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 14 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 15 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km

Villages closest to Usewa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 Usewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Usewa village had a population of 2,600. That makes it the 9th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Usewa village has 1,327 males and 1,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usewa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Usewa covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Usewa falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Usewa is Paraiya, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Usewa.

Usewa is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usewa is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 5.2 km away. Paraiya is about 14 km away. Sherghāti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhachhu Bigha (under 2 km), Akothara (under 2 km) and Mangli Chak (under 2 km).

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

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