# Usrad Village, Sihor, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar 

# Usrad

Usrad is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364240**. The 2011 Census counted **1,451 people in 283 households**, the 39th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,451people (2011)
- 283households
- 94.8%literacy
- 364240PIN code

## Usrad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Usrad is 364240.** Usrad falls in Sihor sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364240
- Gram panchayatUsrad
- Community development blockSihor
- Census village code516350

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

## How far is Usrad from nearby towns?

- Sihor (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sihor (nearest town)4 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 Usrad?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Usrad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sihor
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sihor
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sihor
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Usrad known for?

The main crops are **wheat, cotton and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 88% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 290 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 Usrad

Of every 100 households in Usrad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Usrad · ■ Sihor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**59%

Tap water ****99%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**84%

Use banking services ****74%**

**48%

Television ****40%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**32%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Usrad?

■ Usrad · ■ Sihor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**849

Working population ****24.3%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 93.1% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 168 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (18%) · **■** Other work 62 (18%) · **■** Marginal 60 (17%)

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 Sihor

- Vavdi1,571 people
- Sarkadia1,494 people
- Vadiya1,478 people
- Paldi1,457 people
- Dhankan Kunda1,436 people
- Sarkadiya1,427 people
- Bholad1,412 people
- Bhadli1,346 people

[All 79 villages in Sihor](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/sihor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Usrad?364240
- How far is Usrad from Bhavnagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Usrad?1,451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Usrad in?Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Usrad?94.8% (Census 2011)
