About Usuwa Village

Usuwa is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 843 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Usuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usuwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	1,651
Male Population	843
Female Population	808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Usuwa compares

By the 2011 count Usuwa is the 40th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Usuwa

Usuwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Usuwa 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 Usuwa from other places

Usuwa lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pura Halt, about under 2 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 Usuwa
Nearest railway station	Pura Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	2.6 km
Nearest town	Hisua	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	26 km

Villages closest to Usuwa

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

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Common questions about Usuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Usuwa village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 40th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Usuwa village has 843 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usuwa has about 958 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 952.

Usuwa covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Usuwa falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Usuwa is Pura Halt, about under 2 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 Usuwa.

Usuwa is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usuwa is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Pura Halt is about under 2 km away. Wazirganj is about 2.6 km away. Hisua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.