About Kasmar Village

Kasmar is a small village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 85 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasmar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasmar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	428 hectares
Population	167
Male Population	85
Female Population	82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 Kasmar compares

By the 2011 count Kasmar is the 72nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 428 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kasmar

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

Kasmar lies about 30 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Mangra, about 24 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 Kasmar
Tehsil headquarters	Ranka	14 km
Nearest railway station	Mangra	24 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	24 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	30 km

Villages closest to Kasmar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasmar village had a population of 167. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Kasmar village has 85 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasmar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kasmar is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasmar covers 428 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kasmar falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kasmar is Mangra, about 24 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 Kasmar.

Kasmar is about 30 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasmar is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 14 km away. Mangra is about 24 km away. Medininagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.