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About Usaka Village

Usaka is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 200 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Usaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usaka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272161
Area (hectares) 38.02 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 200
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Usaka compares

By the 2011 count Usaka is the 779th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 38.02 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Usaka

The census records public bus service for Usaka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Usaka from other places

Usaka lies about 61 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about under 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 Usaka
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 10 km
Nearest town Bānsi 19 km
District headquarters Basti 61 km

Villages closest to Usaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Usaka village had a population of 391. That makes it the 779th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Usaka village has 200 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usaka has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Usaka is 272161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Usaka covers 38.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Usaka falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Usaka is Uska Bazar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Usaka.

Usaka is about 61 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usaka is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about under 2 km away. Harraiya is about 10 km away. Bānsi 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 Bel Bazar Majha (under 2 km), Chafava Bazar (under 2 km) and Kothwa (under 2 km).

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

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