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About Kushha Village

Kushha is a small village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 221 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495660, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Sonhat
Pincode 495660
Area (hectares) 300.59 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 221
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kushha compares

By the 2011 count Kushha is the 36th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 300.59 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kushha

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

Kushha lies about 20 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Baikunthpur Rd, about 12 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 Kushha
Tehsil headquarters Sonhat 7.5 km
Nearest town Shivpur Charcha 11 km
Nearest railway station Baikunthpur Rd 12 km
District headquarters Koriya 20 km

Villages closest to Kushha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushha village had a population of 460. That makes it the 36th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Kushha village has 221 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushha has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kushha is 495660. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushha covers 300.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kushha falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kushha is Baikunthpur Rd, about 12 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 Kushha.

Kushha is about 20 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushha is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. Sonhat is about 7.5 km away. Shivpur Charcha is about 11 km away. Baikunthpur Rd is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kushmaha (under 2 km), Kachhar (5.2 km) and Kachohar (5.2 km).

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

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