# Usana Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Usana

Usana is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **730 people in 97 households**, the 123rd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 730people (2011)
- 97households
- 82.5%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Usana PIN code and other codes

Usana falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatThorsan
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251688

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

## How far is Usana from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)28 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 Usana?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Usana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kargahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Usana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Usana

Of every 100 households in Usana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Usana · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**64%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Usana?

■ Usana · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709**

**918

Working population ****76.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 72.4% for women. 77% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (37%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 40 (7%)

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 Kargahar

- Pipri756 people
- Nemura754 people
- Khoreya749 people
- Maniari731 people
- Machandih721 people
- Pipri718 people
- Larui715 people
- Nado715 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Usana from Sasaram?28 km by road
- What is the population of Usana?730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Usana in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Usana?82.5% (Census 2011)