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About Usaka Village

Usaka is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 273 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273212, 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 Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273212
Area (hectares) 61.05 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 273
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Usaka compares

By the 2011 count Usaka is the 202nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 61.05 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Usaka

Usaka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Usaka as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 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 13 km from Gorakhpur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 4.4 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 13 km

Villages closest to Usaka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahjanwa 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 501. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Usaka village has 273 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usaka has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Usaka is 273212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Usaka covers 61.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Usaka falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Usaka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Usaka.

Usaka is about 13 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usaka is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 4.4 km away. Gorakhpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malhipur (under 2 km), Baspar (under 2 km) and Kharaila (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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