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About Uska Village

Uska is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,782, made up of 881 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uska Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uska village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 273303
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 1,782
Male Population 881
Female Population 901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Uska compares

By the 2011 count Uska is the 245th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Uska

Uska is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Uska 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 Uska from other places

Uska lies about 28 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Ghughuli, about 19 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 Uska
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 9.7 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Ghughuli 19 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 28 km

Villages closest to Uska

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uska village had a population of 1,782. That makes it the 245th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Uska village has 881 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uska has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Uska is 273303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uska covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uska falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Uska is Ghughuli, about 19 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 Uska.

Uska is about 28 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uska is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 9.7 km away. Mahārāganj is about 9.7 km away. Ghughuli 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 Baragadahi (under 2 km), Chunawatia (under 2 km) and Bramhpur (under 2 km).

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

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