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About Utesra Village

Utesra is one of the larger villages in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,251, made up of 4,297 males and 3,954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705 hectares hectares.

Utesra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Utesra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Salkhua
Area (hectares) 705 hectares
Population 8,251
Male Population 4,297
Female Population 3,954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Utesra compares

By the 2011 count Utesra is the 4th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 705 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Utesra

Utesra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Utesra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Utesra from other places

Utesra lies about 22 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 2.9 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 Utesra
Tehsil headquarters Salkhua 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Koparia 2.9 km
Nearest town Khagaria 22 km
District headquarters Saharsa 22 km

Villages closest to Utesra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Utesra village had a population of 8,251. That makes it the 4th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Utesra village has 4,297 males and 3,954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Utesra has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Utesra covers 705 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Utesra falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Utesra is Koparia, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Utesra.

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

Utesra is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Salkhua is about 2.7 km away. Koparia is about 2.9 km away. Khagaria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harewa (1.8 km), Situahi (2.0 km) and Gauri (2.1 km).

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

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