About Kusma Village

Kusma is a small village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 143 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Palojori
Pincode	815351
Area (hectares)	86.23 hectares
Population	282
Male Population	143
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusma compares

By the 2011 count Kusma is the 169th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 86.23 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kusma

Kusma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kusma as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kusma from other places

Kusma lies about 30 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 18 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 Kusma
Nearest railway station	Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt	18 km
Nearest town	Giridih	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palojori	30 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	30 km

Villages closest to Kusma

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

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Common questions about Kusma

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusma village had a population of 282. That makes it the 169th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Kusma village has 143 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusma has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kusma is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusma covers 86.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusma falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusma is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 18 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 village for Kusma.

Kusma is about 30 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusma is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 18 km away. Giridih is about 27 km away. Palojori is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.