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About Usri Village

Usri is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 48 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares.

Usri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 48
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Usri compares

By the 2011 count Usri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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 <5 km distance. 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 39 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Dighwa Dubauli, about 5.1 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 Baikunthpur 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Dighwa Dubauli 5.1 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 15 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 39 km

Villages closest to Usri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baikunthpur 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 94. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Usri village has 48 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usri has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Usri covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Usri falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Usri is Dighwa Dubauli, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Usri.

Usri is about 39 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usri is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Baikunthpur is about 2.7 km away. Dighwa Dubauli is about 5.1 km away. Sāhibganj 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 Gorauli (under 2 km), Gorauli Khap (under 2 km) and Banhauli Banaura (1.9 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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