About Tusma Village

Tusma is a large village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,427, made up of 2,285 males and 2,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 836.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tusma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tusma village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	494635
Area (hectares)	836.2 hectares
Population	4,427
Male Population	2,285
Female Population	2,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tusma compares

By the 2011 count Tusma is the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 836.2 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Tusma

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

Tusma lies about 92 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 21 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 Tusma
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	18 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	19 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	21 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	92 km

Villages closest to Tusma

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

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Common questions about Tusma

As per the Census of India 2011, Tusma village had a population of 4,427. That makes it the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Tusma village has 2,285 males and 2,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tusma has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Tusma is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tusma covers 836.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tusma falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tusma is Hathbandh, about 21 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 Tusma.

Tusma is about 92 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tusma is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Nawagarh is about 18 km away. Bemetāra is about 19 km away. Hathbandh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.