About Kuskira Village

Kuskira is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 623 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuskira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuskira village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	186.81 hectares
Population	1,254
Male Population	623
Female Population	631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
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 Kuskira compares

By the 2011 count Kuskira is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 186.81 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kuskira

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

Kuskira lies about 42 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 30 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 Kuskira
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	13 km
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	30 km
Nearest town	Pakur	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	42 km

Villages closest to Kuskira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuskira village had a population of 1,254. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Kuskira village has 623 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuskira has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kuskira is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuskira covers 186.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuskira falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuskira is Banshlai Bridge, about 30 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 Kuskira.

Kuskira is about 42 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuskira is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 13 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 30 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.