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About Kusahar Village

Kusahar is one of the larger villages in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,383, made up of 3,310 males and 3,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares.

Kusahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 6,383
Male Population 3,310
Female Population 3,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Kusahar compares

By the 2011 count Kusahar is the 5th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kusahar

Kusahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kusahar 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 Kusahar from other places

Kusahar lies about 29 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 4.1 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 Kusahar
Nearest railway station Sidhwalia 4.1 km
Nearest town Barauli 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 29 km

Villages closest to Kusahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusahar village had a population of 6,383. That makes it the 5th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Kusahar village has 3,310 males and 3,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusahar has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Kusahar covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kusahar falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusahar is Sidhwalia, about 4.1 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 Kusahar.

Kusahar is about 29 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusahar is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 4.1 km away. Barauli is about 12 km away. Gopalganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhajhwa (under 2 km), Pakri (1.6 km) and Mahammadpur (1.8 km).

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

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