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About Kusha Village

Kusha is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 570 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Kusha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 1,107
Male Population 570
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kusha compares

By the 2011 count Kusha is the 93rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kusha

Kusha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kusha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kusha from other places

Kusha lies about 76 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 2.0 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 Kusha
Nearest railway station Simraha 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 6.0 km
Nearest town Shahbazpur 14 km
District headquarters Katihar 76 km

Villages closest to Kusha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusha village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Kusha village has 570 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusha has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Kusha covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusha falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusha is Simraha, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kusha.

Kusha is about 76 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusha is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Simraha is about 2.0 km away. Kadwa is about 6.0 km away. Shahbazpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankarpur (1.8 km), Shikarpur (1.8 km) and Kharitola (2.0 km).

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

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