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About Kusiari Village

Kusiari is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,914, made up of 979 males and 935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.89 hectares hectares.

Kusiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusiari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Area (hectares) 219.89 hectares
Population 1,914
Male Population 979
Female Population 935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kusiari compares

By the 2011 count Kusiari is the 46th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 219.89 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kusiari

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

How far is Kusiari from other places

Kusiari lies about 91 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 5.1 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 Kusiari
Tehsil headquarters Pothia 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 5.1 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 26 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 91 km

Villages closest to Kusiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusiari village had a population of 1,914. That makes it the 46th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Kusiari village has 979 males and 935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusiari has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Kusiari covers 219.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusiari falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusiari is Bakhri, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kusiari.

Kusiari is about 91 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusiari is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pothia is about 3.2 km away. Bakhri is about 5.1 km away. Naugachhia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuimari (under 2 km), Pothia (3.2 km) and Indarpur (5.2 km).

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

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