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About Kasma Village

Kasma is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 749 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Kasma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gaya Town C D Block
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 1,437
Male Population 749
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasma compares

By the 2011 count Kasma is the 45th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kasma

Kasma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kasma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kasma from other places

Kasma lies about 9.6 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Chakand Railway Station, about 4.4 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 Kasma
Nearest railway station Chakand Railway Station 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaya Town C D Block 9.6 km
District headquarters Gaya 9.6 km

Villages closest to Kasma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Kasma

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasma village had a population of 1,437. That makes it the 45th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Kasma village has 749 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasma has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Kasma covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kasma falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kasma is Chakand Railway Station, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kasma.

Kasma is about 9.6 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasma is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Chakand Railway Station is about 4.4 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 9.6 km away. Gaya is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumar Bigha (under 2 km), Nasirpur (under 2 km) and Kirit Nawada (under 2 km).

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

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