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About Usman Village

Usman is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 541 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Usman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usman village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143411
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 541
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Usman compares

By the 2011 count Usman is the 97th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 923.

Getting to Usman

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

Usman lies about 31 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Butari, about 12 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 Usman
Nearest railway station Butari 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 13 km
Nearest town Batāla 17 km
District headquarters Amritsar 31 km

Villages closest to Usman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Usman

As per the Census of India 2011, Usman village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 97th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Usman village has 541 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usman has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Usman is 143411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Usman covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Usman falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Usman is Butari, about 12 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 Usman.

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

Usman is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Butari is about 12 km away. Baba Bakala is about 13 km away. Batāla 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 Jalal (under 2 km), Dharmu Chak (under 2 km) and Ghuhatwind Musalmana (1.8 km).

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

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