About Kushmaha Village

Kushmaha is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,264, made up of 1,205 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares.

Kushmaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushmaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	357 hectares
Population	2,264
Male Population	1,205
Female Population	1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kushmaha compares

By the 2011 count Kushmaha is the 30th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 6.3 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 Kushmaha

Kushmaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kushmaha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kushmaha from other places

Kushmaha lies about 22 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 13 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 Kushmaha
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	13 km
Nearest town	Godda	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	22 km
District headquarters	Banka	22 km

Villages closest to Kushmaha

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 Kushmaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushmaha village had a population of 2,264. That makes it the 30th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Kushmaha village has 1,205 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushmaha has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Kushmaha covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kushmaha falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kushmaha is Barahat Junction, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Kushmaha.

Kushmaha is about 22 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushmaha is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 13 km away. Godda is about 14 km away. Dhuraiya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.