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About Kushiam Village

Kushiam is a large village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,087, made up of 1,078 males and 1,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushiam village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Baheri
Pincode 847101
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 2,087
Male Population 1,078
Female Population 1,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kushiam compares

By the 2011 count Kushiam is the 41st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kushiam

Kushiam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kushiam as Available within 5 - 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kushiam from other places

Kushiam lies about 22 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Thalwara, about 17 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 Kushiam
Tehsil headquarters Baheri 7.1 km
Nearest town Benipur 11 km
Nearest railway station Thalwara 17 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 22 km

Villages closest to Kushiam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushiam village had a population of 2,087. That makes it the 41st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Kushiam village has 1,078 males and 1,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushiam has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Kushiam is 847101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushiam covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kushiam falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kushiam is Thalwara, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kushiam.

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

Kushiam is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Baheri is about 7.1 km away. Benipur is about 11 km away. Thalwara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhua (under 2 km), Semram (under 2 km) and Bhachhi Asli (under 2 km).

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

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