About Kusmi Village

Kusmi is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,142, made up of 1,668 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Kusmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	267 hectares
Population	3,142
Male Population	1,668
Female Population	1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kusmi compares

By the 2011 count Kusmi is the 16th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kusmi

Kusmi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kusmi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kusmi from other places

Kusmi lies about 17 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 5.7 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 Kusmi
Nearest railway station	Punsia	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	17 km
District headquarters	Banka	17 km
Nearest town	Bānka	17 km

Villages closest to Kusmi

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

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Common questions about Kusmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmi village had a population of 3,142. That makes it the 16th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Kusmi village has 1,668 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmi has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Kusmi covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusmi falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusmi is Punsia, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kusmi is about 17 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmi is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 5.7 km away. Dhuraiya is about 17 km away. Banka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.