# Ushuri Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Maharajganj, Siwan 

# Ushuri

Ushuri is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,950 people in 476 households**, the 24th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 2,950people (2011)
- 476households
- 68.6%literacy
- 1,095females per 1,000 males

## Ushuri PIN code and other codes

Ushuri falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarangpur
- Community development blockMaharajganj
- Census village code231868

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

## How far is Ushuri from nearby towns?

- Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)13 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)7 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 Ushuri?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ushuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maharajganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Ushuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Ushuri

Of every 100 households in Ushuri in 2011, 16 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ushuri · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**78%

Tap water ****7%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**61%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****56%**

**76%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ushuri?

■ Ushuri · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**941

Working population ****24.8%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 59.1% for women. 37% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (18%) · **■** Marginal 438 (60%)

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 Maharajganj

- Shahpur3,116 people
- Nautan3,012 people
- Teghra2,986 people
- Shiude2,980 people
- Chhotka Teghra2,937 people
- Bangra2,796 people
- Sarangpur2,767 people
- Teotha2,755 people

[All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ushuri from Siwan?13 km by road
- What is the population of Ushuri?2,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ushuri in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ushuri?68.6% (Census 2011)