# Usri Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Siwan 

# Usri

Usri is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,998 people in 314 households**, the 23rd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,998people (2011)
- 314households
- 42.1%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Usri PIN code and other codes

Usri falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKanhauli
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code231676

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

## How far is Usri from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)29 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)29 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 Usri?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Usri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhoura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Usri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Usri

Of every 100 households in Usri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Usri · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**64%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Usri?

■ Usri · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.1%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**916

Working population ****36.7%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.9% for men and 35.6% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 515 (70%)

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 Basantpur

- Karahi Kalan2,295 people
- Sarea Sirikant2,243 people
- Usuri2,152 people
- Seria2,013 people
- Mathia1,889 people
- Murwar1,862 people
- Hussepur1,727 people
- Babhnauli1,709 people

[All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Usri from Siwan?29 km by road
- What is the population of Usri?1,998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Usri in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Usri?42.1% (Census 2011)