About Kusmaha Village

Kusmaha is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 175 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, 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	Jarmundi
Pincode	814120
Area (hectares)	60.4 hectares
Population	360
Male Population	175
Female Population	185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
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 Kusmaha compares

By the 2011 count Kusmaha is the 153rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 60.4 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kusmaha

Kusmaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kusmaha 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 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	Jarmundi	30 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 Jarmundi 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 Kusmaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmaha village had a population of 360. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Kusmaha village has 175 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmaha has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kusmaha is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusmaha covers 60.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusmaha falls under Jarmundi 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 22 km away. Jāmtāra is about 24 km away. Jarmundi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.