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About Kusahar Village

Kusahar is one of the larger villages in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,905, made up of 2,949 males and 2,956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846 hectares hectares.

Kusahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 846 hectares
Population 5,905
Male Population 2,949
Female Population 2,956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusahar compares

By the 2011 count Kusahar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 846 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kusahar

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

How far is Kusahar from other places

Kusahar lies about 72 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 2.0 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 Kusahar
Nearest railway station Simraha 2.0 km
Nearest town Shahbazpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 16 km
District headquarters Supaul 72 km

Villages closest to Kusahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusahar village had a population of 5,905. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Kusahar village has 2,949 males and 2,956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusahar has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Kusahar covers 846 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusahar falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kusahar is Simraha, about 2.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kusahar.

Kusahar is about 72 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusahar is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Simraha is about 2.0 km away. Shahbazpur is about 14 km away. Basantpur 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 Kusahar Arazi (under 2 km), Shankarpur (1.8 km) and Sobhankarpur (1.8 km).

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

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