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About Kusumha Village

Kusumha is a small village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 195 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 195
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusumha compares

By the 2011 count Kusumha is the 30th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 947.

Getting to Kusumha

Kusumha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kusumha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kusumha from other places

Kusumha lies about 21 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 47 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 Kusumha
Tehsil headquarters Kunda 2.6 km
District headquarters Chatra 21 km
Nearest town Chatrā 21 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 47 km

Villages closest to Kusumha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumha village had a population of 390. That makes it the 30th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Kusumha village has 195 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kusumha is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumha covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusumha falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusumha is Shivpur, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kusumha.

Kusumha is about 21 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumha is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Kunda is about 2.6 km away. Chatra is about 21 km away. Chatrā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (under 2 km), Ichatu (under 2 km) and Medwadih (1.6 km).

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

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