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About Ursu Village

Ursu is a mid sized village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 286 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ursu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ursu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 301.37 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 286
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ursu compares

By the 2011 count Ursu is the 61st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 301.37 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Ursu

Ursu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ursu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ursu from other places

Ursu lies about 40 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 7.3 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 Ursu
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 7.3 km
Nearest town Churi 24 km
District headquarters Chatra 40 km

Villages closest to Ursu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ursu village had a population of 581. That makes it the 61st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Ursu village has 286 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ursu has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ursu is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ursu covers 301.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ursu falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ursu is Shivpur, about 7.3 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 village for Ursu.

Ursu is about 40 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ursu is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Tandwa is about 2.1 km away. Shivpur is about 7.3 km away. Churi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumarang Kalan (under 2 km), Bukru (1.7 km) and Binglal (1.8 km).

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

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