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About Ushka Village

Ushka is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 544 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ushka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ushka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 148.44 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 544
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ushka compares

By the 2011 count Ushka is the 54th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 148.44 hectares work out to about 7.2 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 974.

Getting to Ushka

Ushka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ushka 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ushka from other places

Ushka lies about 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 8.6 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 Ushka
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 8.6 km
Nearest town Sainthia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 28 km
District headquarters Birbhum 28 km

Villages closest to Ushka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Ushka

As per the Census of India 2011, Ushka village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 54th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Ushka village has 544 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ushka has about 963 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Ushka is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ushka covers 148.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ushka falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ushka is Gadadharpur, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ushka.

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

Ushka is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 8.6 km away. Sainthia is about 11 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puranagram (under 2 km), Rautara (1.7 km) and Makdumnagar (2.1 km).

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

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