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About Ushara Village

Ushara is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 269 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ushara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ushara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246469
Area (hectares) 159.98 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 269
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ushara compares

By the 2011 count Ushara is the 53rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 159.98 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Ushara

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

Ushara lies about 30 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 95 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 Ushara
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 6.4 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 30 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 48 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 95 km

Villages closest to Ushara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ushara village had a population of 544. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Ushara village has 269 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ushara has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Ushara is 246469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ushara covers 159.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ushara falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ushara is Rishikesh, about 95 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ushara.

Ushara is about 30 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ushara is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 6.4 km away. Rudraprayag is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Huddu (under 2 km), Dewagana (under 2 km) and Kanda (under 2 km).

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

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