About Kusmaha Chikaniya Village

Kusmaha Chikaniya is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 285 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmaha Chikaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmaha Chikaniya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814120
Area (hectares)	180 hectares
Population	539
Male Population	285
Female Population	254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusmaha Chikaniya compares

By the 2011 count Kusmaha Chikaniya is the 69th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kusmaha Chikaniya

Kusmaha Chikaniya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kusmaha Chikaniya as Available within village. 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 Kusmaha Chikaniya from other places

Kusmaha Chikaniya lies about 40 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 15 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 Chikaniya
Nearest railway station	Joramow Railway Station	15 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	29 km
District headquarters	Dumka	40 km

Villages closest to Kusmaha Chikaniya

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 Chikaniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmaha Chikaniya village had a population of 539. That makes it the 69th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Kusmaha Chikaniya village has 285 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmaha Chikaniya has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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

Kusmaha Chikaniya covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusmaha Chikaniya falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusmaha Chikaniya is Joramow Railway Station, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kusmaha Chikaniya.

Kusmaha Chikaniya is about 40 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmaha Chikaniya is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 15 km away. Madhupur is about 23 km away. Jarmundi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusma (under 2 km), Kusmaha Chhit (under 2 km) and Kuruadabar (under 2 km).

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