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About Kusmi Village

Kusmi is a mid sized village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 861 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,564
Male Population 861
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kusmi compares

By the 2011 count Kusmi is the 46th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Kusmi

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

How far is Kusmi from other places

Kusmi lies about 16 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 5.5 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 Kusmi
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Simri Bakhtiyarpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Bangaon 15 km
District headquarters Saharsa 16 km

Villages closest to Kusmi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Kusmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmi village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 46th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Kusmi village has 861 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmi has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

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

Kusmi covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusmi falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusmi is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kusmi.

Kusmi is about 16 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmi is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 5.1 km away. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 5.5 km away. Bangaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sardiha (1.6 km), Sonpura (1.7 km) and Balthi (2.2 km).

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

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