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About Kusmaha Village

Kusmaha is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 206 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmaha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 206
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusmaha compares

By the 2011 count Kusmaha is the 137th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kusmaha

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

Kusmaha lies about 36 km from Dumka, 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 Kusmaha
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 22 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 36 km

Villages closest to Kusmaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmaha village had a population of 390. That makes it the 137th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Kusmaha village has 206 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmaha has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kusmaha is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusmaha covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusmaha falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusmaha 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kusmaha.

Kusmaha is about 36 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmaha is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 22 km away. Jāmtāra is about 24 km away. Jama is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarsabad (1.6 km), Bandha (1.6 km) and Tarbandha (1.6 km).

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

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