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About Kusmi Village

Kusmi is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 315 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 242.56 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 315
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kusmi compares

By the 2011 count Kusmi is the 104th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 242.56 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1017.

Getting to Kusmi

Kusmi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 20 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 3.0 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 Kusmi
Nearest railway station Musra 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 11 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 20 km

Villages closest to Kusmi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh 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 629. That makes it the 104th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Kusmi village has 315 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmi has about 997 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kusmi is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusmi covers 242.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusmi falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kusmi is Musra, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kusmi.

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

Kusmi is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 3.0 km away. Dongargarh is about 11 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhote Kusmi (under 2 km), Musra Khurd (under 2 km) and Lamanin Bhata (1.6 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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