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About Kusha Village

Kusha is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 102 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 102
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kusha compares

By the 2011 count Kusha is the 163rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kusha

Kusha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kusha as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kusha from other places

Kusha lies about 22 km from Godda. 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 Kusha
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 4.6 km
District headquarters Godda 22 km

Villages closest to Kusha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusha village had a population of 207. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Kusha village has 102 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusha has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kusha is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusha covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusha falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kusha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kusha.

Kusha is about 22 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusha is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 4.6 km away. Godda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanai Chak (under 2 km), Chuna Chak (under 2 km) and Samda (under 2 km).

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

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