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About Ustra Village

Ustra is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,945, made up of 1,012 males and 933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2120.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ustra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ustra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342603
Area (hectares) 2120.47 hectares
Population 1,945
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ustra compares

By the 2011 count Ustra is the 58th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 2120.47 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ustra

Ustra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ustra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ustra from other places

Ustra lies about 59 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sathin Road, about 23 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 Ustra
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Sathin Road 23 km
Nearest town Pīpār 35 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 59 km

Villages closest to Ustra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ustra village had a population of 1,945. That makes it the 58th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Ustra village has 1,012 males and 933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ustra has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ustra is 342603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ustra covers 2120.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ustra falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ustra is Sathin Road, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ustra.

Ustra is about 59 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ustra is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 9.7 km away. Sathin Road is about 23 km away. Pīpār is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tejpura (3.8 km), Mindoli (3.8 km) and Gaderi (4.5 km).

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

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