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About Kusmund Village

Kusmund is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 834 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmund village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493114
Area (hectares) 527.14 hectares
Population 1,643
Male Population 834
Female Population 809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusmund compares

By the 2011 count Kusmund is the 72nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 527.14 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kusmund

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

Kusmund lies about 46 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 17 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 Kusmund
Tehsil headquarters Arang 16 km
Nearest railway station Belsonda 17 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 46 km

Villages closest to Kusmund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmund village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kusmund village has 834 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmund has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kusmund is 493114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusmund covers 527.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusmund falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kusmund is Belsonda, about 17 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 Kusmund.

Kusmund is about 46 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmund is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 16 km away. Belsonda is about 17 km away. Mahāsamund is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasota (1.5 km), Tulsi I (2.6 km) and Samoda (2.7 km).

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

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