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About Usra Village

Usra is a large village in Biramitrapur tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,817, made up of 1,397 males and 1,420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 887 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Usra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usra village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Biramitrapur
Pincode 770034
Area (hectares) 887 hectares
Population 2,817
Male Population 1,397
Female Population 1,420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Usra compares

By the 2011 count Usra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 892 residents. Its 887 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Usra

Usra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Usra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Usra from other places

Usra lies about 29 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 2.1 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 Usra
Nearest railway station Kechobahal 2.1 km
Nearest town Belpahar 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Biramitrapur 29 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 29 km

Villages closest to Usra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Usra village had a population of 2,817. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 892 residents.

Usra village has 1,397 males and 1,420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usra has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Usra is 770034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Usra covers 887 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Usra falls under Biramitrapur tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Usra is Kechobahal, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance for Usra.

Usra is about 29 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usra is in Biramitrapur tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 2.1 km away. Belpahar is about 9.5 km away. Biramitrapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratakhandi (2.1 km), Lanjiberna (8.9 km) and Harpali (9.7 km).

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

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