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About Usti Village

Usti is a mid sized village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,984, made up of 1,032 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Usti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841403
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 1,984
Male Population 1,032
Female Population 952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Usti compares

By the 2011 count Usti is the 47th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Usti

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

Usti lies about 15 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bahuara Halt, about 9.1 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 Usti
Nearest railway station Bahuara Halt 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 12 km
Nearest town Marhaura 15 km
District headquarters Saran 15 km

Villages closest to Usti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Usti village had a population of 1,984. That makes it the 47th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Usti village has 1,032 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usti has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Usti is 841403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Usti covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Usti falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Usti is Bahuara Halt, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Usti.

Usti is about 15 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usti is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Bahuara Halt is about 9.1 km away. Baniapur is about 12 km away. Marhaura 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 Mirzapur (under 2 km), Tola Tawakal Rai (under 2 km) and Pithauri (under 2 km).

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

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