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About Kusumbhai Village

Kusumbhai is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 538 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumbhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumbhai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 538
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusumbhai compares

By the 2011 count Kusumbhai is the 69th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kusumbhai

Kusumbhai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kusumbhai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kusumbhai from other places

Kusumbhai lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 6.3 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 Kusumbhai
Nearest railway station Nawadih 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 11 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 24 km
District headquarters Giridih 50 km

Villages closest to Kusumbhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumbhai village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 69th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Kusumbhai village has 538 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumbhai has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kusumbhai is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumbhai covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusumbhai falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusumbhai is Nawadih, about 6.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kusumbhai.

Kusumbhai is about 50 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumbhai is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 6.3 km away. Dhanwar is about 11 km away. Barki Saria is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijudih (under 2 km), Makdiha (under 2 km) and Kargalikhurd (under 2 km).

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

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