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About Ursapahar Village

Ursapahar is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 282 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ursapahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ursapahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 409 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 282
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ursapahar compares

By the 2011 count Ursapahar is the 51st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 409 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Ursapahar

Ursapahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ursapahar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ursapahar from other places

Ursapahar lies about 37 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 6.2 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 Ursapahar
Nearest railway station Dhamdhamia 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 9.9 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 19 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 37 km

Villages closest to Ursapahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ursapahar village had a population of 557. That makes it the 51st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Ursapahar village has 282 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ursapahar has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Ursapahar is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ursapahar covers 409 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ursapahar falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ursapahar is Dhamdhamia, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ursapahar.

Ursapahar is about 37 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ursapahar is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about 6.2 km away. Pathna is about 9.9 km away. Rājmahal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathi Khuta (under 2 km), Bara Tegrapahar (under 2 km) and Mahuatuk (1.5 km).

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

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