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About Kusmi Village

Kusmi is a large village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,835, made up of 2,374 males and 2,461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1446.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 491332
Area (hectares) 1446.21 hectares
Population 4,835
Male Population 2,374
Female Population 2,461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusmi compares

By the 2011 count Kusmi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 1446.21 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kusmi

Kusmi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kusmi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kusmi from other places

Kusmi lies about 44 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Silyari, about 26 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 Berla 4.6 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Silyari 26 km
District headquarters Durg 44 km

Villages closest to Kusmi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berla 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 4,835. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Kusmi village has 2,374 males and 2,461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmi has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kusmi is 491332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusmi covers 1446.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusmi falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kusmi is Silyari, about 26 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kusmi.

Kusmi is about 44 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmi is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 4.6 km away. Ahīwāra is about 21 km away. Silyari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhand (2.4 km), Bansa (3.8 km) and Taralim (3.9 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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