About Usri Village

Usri is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,998, made up of 1,050 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Usri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Basantpur
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	1,998
Male Population	1,050
Female Population	948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Usri compares

By the 2011 count Usri is the 23rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 17 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 962.

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 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 Usri from other places

Usri lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 4.4 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
Nearest railway station	Barkagaon Halt	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	5.7 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	13 km
District headquarters	Siwan	26 km

Villages closest to Usri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Usri village had a population of 1,998. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Usri village has 1,050 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usri has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Usri covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Usri falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Usri is Barkagaon Halt, about 4.4 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 Usri.

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

Usri is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 4.4 km away. Basantpur is about 5.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.