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About Usnar Kalan Village

Usnar Kalan is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 111 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Usnar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usnar Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174309
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 111
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Usnar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Usnar Kalan is the 77th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Usnar Kalan

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

Usnar Kalan lies about 31 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Una Himachal, about 2.2 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 Usnar Kalan
Nearest railway station Una Himachal 2.2 km
Nearest town Nangal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 17 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 31 km

Villages closest to Usnar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsar 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 Usnar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Usnar Kalan village had a population of 243. That makes it the 77th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Usnar Kalan village has 111 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usnar Kalan has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Usnar Kalan is 174309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Usnar Kalan covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Usnar Kalan falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Usnar Kalan is Una Himachal, about 2.2 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 Usnar Kalan.

Usnar Kalan is about 31 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usnar Kalan is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Una Himachal is about 2.2 km away. Nangal is about 15 km away. Barsar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awah Upperla (under 2 km), Baliya Kalan (under 2 km) and Bear Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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