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About Usir Village

Usir is a large village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,430, made up of 1,222 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Usir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usir village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 438.28 hectares
Population 2,430
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Usir compares

By the 2011 count Usir is the 11th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 438.28 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Usir

The census records public bus service for Usir as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tentulia, Toldi, Trishuldanga and Tulsibari. 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 Usir

As per the Census of India 2011, Usir village had a population of 2,430. That makes it the 11th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Usir village has 1,222 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usir has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Usir is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Usir covers 438.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Usir falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Usir notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Usir.

Usir is in Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya 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 Usir today is likely to be higher.

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