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About Kusmaul Village

Kusmaul is a large village in Marauna tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,411, made up of 1,275 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.1 hectares hectares.

Kusmaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Marauna
Area (hectares) 239.1 hectares
Population 2,411
Male Population 1,275
Female Population 1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusmaul compares

By the 2011 count Kusmaul is the 20th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents. Its 239.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kusmaul

Kusmaul is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kusmaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kusmaul from other places

Kusmaul lies about 18 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 11 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 Kusmaul
Nearest railway station Tamuria 11 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Marauna 18 km
District headquarters Supaul 18 km

Villages closest to Kusmaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmaul village had a population of 2,411. That makes it the 20th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents.

Kusmaul village has 1,275 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmaul has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Kusmaul covers 239.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusmaul falls under Marauna tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusmaul is Tamuria, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Kusmaul.

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

Kusmaul is in Marauna tehsil of Supaul district. Tamuria is about 11 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 18 km away. Marauna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morauna (under 2 km), Rataho (under 2 km) and Janardanpur (1.6 km).

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

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