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About Kusmai Village

Kusmai is a large village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,604, made up of 1,330 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 2,604
Male Population 1,330
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Kusmai compares

By the 2011 count Kusmai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kusmai

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

Kusmai lies about 60 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 18 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 Kusmai
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 24 km
Nearest town Kodarma 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 60 km

Villages closest to Kusmai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmai village had a population of 2,604. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Kusmai village has 1,330 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmai has about 958 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Kusmai is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusmai covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kusmai falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusmai is Dhanwar, about 18 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 Kusmai.

Kusmai is about 60 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmai is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 18 km away. Birni is about 24 km away. Kodarma is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tato (3.5 km), Sankhabara (3.5 km) and Chargo (4.2 km).

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

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