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About Kusmhi Village

Kusmhi is a large village in Banma Itahri tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,413, made up of 1,772 males and 1,641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Banma Itahri
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 242.48 hectares
Population 3,413
Male Population 1,772
Female Population 1,641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kusmhi compares

By the 2011 count Kusmhi is the 15th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents. Its 242.48 hectares work out to about 14 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 909.

Getting to Kusmhi

Kusmhi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kusmhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kusmhi from other places

Kusmhi lies about 21 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 5.7 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 Kusmhi
Tehsil headquarters Banma Itahri 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Koparia 5.7 km
District headquarters Saharsa 21 km

Villages closest to Kusmhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banma Itahri 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 Kusmhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmhi village had a population of 3,413. That makes it the 15th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents.

Kusmhi village has 1,772 males and 1,641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmhi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Kusmhi is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusmhi covers 242.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusmhi falls under Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusmhi is Koparia, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kusmhi.

Kusmhi is about 21 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmhi is in Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district. Banma Itahri is about 1.5 km away. Koparia is about 5.7 km away. Saharsa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarbela (under 2 km), Maharas (under 2 km) and Kasimpur (under 2 km).

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

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