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About Kusaha Village

Kusaha is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 996 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Pincode 813221
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 996
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
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 Kusaha compares

By the 2011 count Kusaha is the 34th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Kusaha

Kusaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kusaha 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 Kusaha from other places

Kusaha 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 Kusaha
Nearest town Kharagpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 31 km
District headquarters Banka 31 km

Villages closest to Kusaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusaha village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 34th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Kusaha village has 996 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusaha has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Kusaha is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusaha covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kusaha falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusaha 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 10+ km distance for Kusaha.

Kusaha 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.

Kusaha is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 14 km away. Ganganiyan is about 20 km away. Shambhuganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulni (under 2 km), Dealdih (under 2 km) and Jamuni (under 2 km).

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

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