# Usta Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Usta

Usta is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,645 people in 1,428 households**, the 18th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 5,645people (2011)
- 1,428households
- 71.8%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Usta

Of every 100 households in Usta in 2011, 2 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Usta · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**55%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**52%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**33%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****88%**

**96%

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 Usta?

■ Usta · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**972

Working population ****33.5%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 70.1% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 414 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 555 (29%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 271 (14%) · **■** Marginal 604 (32%)

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 Berhampore

- Naoda Panur5,743 people
- Rajdharpara5,687 people
- Nidhi Nagar Sarsabad5,667 people
- Kulbaria5,659 people
- Sundipur5,627 people
- Nischintapur5,148 people
- Bara Satui5,136 people
- Chutipur5,001 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Usta?5,645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Usta in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Usta?71.8% (Census 2011)