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About Usturi Village

Usturi is a large village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,137, made up of 1,624 males and 1,513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1509 hectares hectares.

Usturi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usturi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Area (hectares) 1509 hectares
Population 3,137
Male Population 1,624
Female Population 1,513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Usturi compares

By the 2011 count Usturi is the 25th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 1509 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Usturi

Usturi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Usturi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Usturi from other places

Usturi lies about 52 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Humanabad, about 44 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 Usturi
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 15 km
Nearest railway station Humanabad 44 km
District headquarters Latur 52 km

Villages closest to Usturi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Usturi village had a population of 3,137. That makes it the 25th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Usturi village has 1,624 males and 1,513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usturi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Usturi covers 1509 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Usturi falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Usturi is Humanabad, about 44 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 10+ km distance for Usturi.

Usturi is about 52 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usturi is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 15 km away. Humanabad is about 44 km away. Latur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waksa (2.4 km), Badur (2.9 km) and Harijawalga (4.0 km).

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

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