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About Kushmaha Village

Kushmaha is a small village in Margo Munda tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 180 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushmaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushmaha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Margo Munda
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 180
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Kushmaha compares

By the 2011 count Kushmaha is the 73rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kushmaha

Kushmaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kushmaha 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 Kushmaha from other places

Kushmaha lies about 44 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 22 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 Kushmaha
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 22 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Margo Munda 34 km
District headquarters Deoghar 44 km

Villages closest to Kushmaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Margo Munda 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 Kushmaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushmaha village had a population of 350. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Kushmaha village has 180 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushmaha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kushmaha is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushmaha covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kushmaha falls under Margo Munda tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kushmaha is Madankata Railway Station, about 22 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 Kushmaha.

Kushmaha is about 44 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushmaha is in Margo Munda tehsil of Deoghar district. Madankata Railway Station is about 22 km away. Jāmtāra is about 24 km away. Margo Munda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhani (4.0 km), Sugapahri (4.7 km) and Chikniya (4.9 km).

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

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