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About Kusmaha Village

Kusmaha is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,116, made up of 2,121 males and 1,995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454 hectares hectares.

Kusmaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Area (hectares) 454 hectares
Population 4,116
Male Population 2,121
Female Population 1,995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusmaha compares

By the 2011 count Kusmaha is the 7th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 454 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kusmaha

Kusmaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kusmaha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kusmaha from other places

Kusmaha lies about 31 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kusmaha
Nearest town Kharagpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 23 km
District headquarters Banka 31 km

Villages closest to Kusmaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kusmaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmaha village had a population of 4,116. That makes it the 7th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Kusmaha village has 2,121 males and 1,995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmaha has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Kusmaha covers 454 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusmaha falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusmaha is Ganganiyan, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kusmaha.

Kusmaha is about 31 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmaha is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 14 km away. Ganganiyan is about 20 km away. Amarpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhgain (2.0 km), Majhgain Arazi (2.0 km) and Balesar Chak (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kusmaha today is likely to be higher.

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