# Usra Village, Nawanagar, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nawanagar, Buxar 

# Usra

Usra is a village in Nawanagar sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 160 households**, the 48th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 888people (2011)
- 160households
- 56.7%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Usra PIN code and other codes

Usra falls in Nawanagar sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRupsagar
- Community development blockNawanagar
- Census village code248884

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Usra from nearby towns?

- Nawanagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)37 km by road
- Domraon (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Usra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Usra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonbarisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Usra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Usra

Of every 100 households in Usra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Usra · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****10%**

**52%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Usra?

■ Usra · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**941

Working population ****25.3%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 41.0% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (8%) · **■** Marginal 103 (46%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nawanagar

- Tik Pokhar1,011 people
- Ikil940 people
- Rewatia926 people
- Piprarh902 people
- Bisuwa871 people
- Dhanbakhra847 people
- Dihri840 people
- Ghorsari835 people

[All 107 villages in Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Usra from Buxar?37 km by road
- What is the population of Usra?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Usra in?Buxar district (Nawanagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Usra?56.7% (Census 2011)