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- LGD code
- 256804
- Pincode
- 805128
- Post office
- Tarwan
- Population
- 1,651
- Households
- 264
- Literacy rate
- 40.8%
- Sex ratio
- 958 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 718
Census 2011 · in context
How Usuwa compares
By population, Usuwa ranks #41 of 147 villages in Wazirganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.8%
−10.2% vs mandal average
Usuwa40.8%
Wazirganj mandal51.0%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
+6 vs mandal average
Usuwa958
Wazirganj mandal952
Household size
people per home
6.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Usuwa6.3
Wazirganj mandal6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Usuwa at a glance
Usuwa is a village of 1,651 people in 264 households (Census 2011) in Wazirganj block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 41st-largest of 147 villages in Wazirganj block. Literacy is 41%, 10 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 805128, served by Tarwan post office; the LGD village code is 256804. The village votes in Cheria Bariarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abhishek Anand. The population is estimated at 1,947 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Usuwa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pura
- Total area (ha)
- 87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Usuwa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Usuwa
- LGD code
- 256804
- Pincode
- 805128
- Post office
- Tarwan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,651
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,947
- Households
- 264
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 958
- Literacy rate
- 40.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Cheria Bariarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Abhishek Anand
- Block / Mandal
- Wazirganj
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)