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About Usma Village

Usma is a small village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 254 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Usma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 46.76 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 254
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Usma compares

By the 2011 count Usma is the 89th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 46.76 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Usma

Usma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Usma as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Tamalda, Telami, Tentulia and Tentulmuri. 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 Usma

As per the Census of India 2011, Usma village had a population of 479. That makes it the 89th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Usma village has 254 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usma has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Usma is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Usma covers 46.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Usma falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Usma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Usma is in Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Usma today is likely to be higher.

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