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About Kushahar Village

Kushahar is a large village in Kesaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,997, made up of 1,410 males and 1,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kesaria
Pincode 845424
Area (hectares) 224.12 hectares
Population 2,997
Male Population 1,410
Female Population 1,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kushahar compares

By the 2011 count Kushahar is the 19th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents. Its 224.12 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kushahar

Kushahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kushahar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kushahar from other places

Kushahar lies about 31 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya, about 3.4 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 Kushahar
Nearest railway station Kesariya 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kesaria 4.4 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 11 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 31 km

Villages closest to Kushahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushahar village had a population of 2,997. That makes it the 19th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents.

Kushahar village has 1,410 males and 1,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushahar has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kushahar is 845424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushahar covers 224.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kushahar falls under Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kushahar is Kesariya, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kushahar.

Kushahar is about 31 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushahar is in Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kesariya is about 3.4 km away. Kesaria is about 4.4 km away. Sāhibganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naya Ganw (under 2 km), Benipur (1.7 km) and Kunrwa (1.8 km).

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

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