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About Ushahar Village

Ushahar is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,095, made up of 570 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ushahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ushahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731236
Area (hectares) 312.42 hectares
Population 1,095
Male Population 570
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ushahar compares

By the 2011 count Ushahar is the 63rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 312.42 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ushahar

Ushahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ushahar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tikarbeta, Tinor, Tulamara and Udaypur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ushahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ushahar village had a population of 1,095. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Ushahar village has 570 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ushahar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ushahar is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ushahar covers 312.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ushahar falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ushahar notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ushahar.

Ushahar is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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