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About Kusahra Village

Kusahra is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,397, made up of 600 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,328 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Kusahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 1,397
Male Population 600
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,328
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 Kusahra compares

By the 2011 count Kusahra is the 35th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Kusahra

Kusahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kusahra 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 Kusahra from other places

Kusahra lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 16 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 Kusahra
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 8.3 km
Nearest town Maniar 14 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Kusahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusahra village had a population of 1,397. That makes it the 35th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Kusahra village has 600 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusahra has about 1328 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

Kusahra covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusahra falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusahra is Jiradei, about 16 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 Kusahra.

Kusahra is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusahra is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 8.3 km away. Maniar is about 14 km away. Jiradei is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (under 2 km), Ungo (under 2 km) and Bhulli Chakri (under 2 km).

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

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