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About Usuri Village

Usuri is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,152, made up of 1,048 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.69 hectares hectares.

Usuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 103.69 hectares
Population 2,152
Male Population 1,048
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Usuri compares

By the 2011 count Usuri is the 21st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 103.69 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Usuri

Usuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Usuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Usuri from other places

Usuri lies about 35 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 4.8 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 Usuri
Nearest railway station Basantpur Halt 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 5.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 23 km
District headquarters Siwan 35 km

Villages closest to Usuri

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.

Common questions about Usuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Usuri village had a population of 2,152. That makes it the 21st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Usuri village has 1,048 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usuri has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Usuri covers 103.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Usuri falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Usuri is Basantpur Halt, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance for Usuri.

Usuri is about 35 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usuri is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur Halt is about 4.8 km away. Basantpur is about 5.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haraypur (under 2 km), Balthara (under 2 km) and Sahilpatti (under 2 km).

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

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