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About Kusmal Village

Kusmal is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 236 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176063, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176063
Area (hectares) 292.67 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 236
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusmal compares

By the 2011 count Kusmal is the 122nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 292.67 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kusmal

Kusmal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kusmal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kusmal from other places

Kusmal lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 5.8 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 Kusmal
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 6.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km

Villages closest to Kusmal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmal village had a population of 478. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kusmal village has 236 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmal has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kusmal is 176063. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusmal covers 292.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusmal falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kusmal is Palampur Himachal, about 5.8 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kusmal.

Kusmal is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmal is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about 5.8 km away. Palampur is about 6.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagora (under 2 km), Kalond (under 2 km) and Jamwal Kar (under 2 km).

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

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