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About Kusumghati Village

Kusumghati is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 49 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumghati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumghati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816103
Area (hectares) 94.06 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 49
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
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 Kusumghati compares

By the 2011 count Kusumghati is the 207th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 94.06 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kusumghati

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

Kusumghati lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 7.6 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 Kusumghati
Nearest railway station Harinsing 7.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 32 km

Villages closest to Kusumghati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumghati village had a population of 108. That makes it the 207th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Kusumghati village has 49 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumghati has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kusumghati is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumghati covers 94.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusumghati falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusumghati is Harinsing, about 7.6 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 Kusumghati.

Kusumghati is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumghati is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 7.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 27 km away. Shikaripara 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 Gamarpahari (under 2 km), Gamra (under 2 km) and Mahulpahari (under 2 km).

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

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