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About Kusmi Village

Kusmi is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 389 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 37.77 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 389
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusmi compares

By the 2011 count Kusmi is the 86th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 37.77 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kusmi

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

How far is Kusmi from other places

Kusmi 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 Kusmi
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 3.8 km
District headquarters Godda 22 km

Villages closest to Kusmi

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 Kusmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmi village had a population of 719. That makes it the 86th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Kusmi village has 389 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmi has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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

Kusmi covers 37.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kusmi falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kusmi notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Kusmi.

Kusmi 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.

Kusmi is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 3.8 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 Lakhipur (under 2 km), Pathar Kani (under 2 km) and Karkatdih (under 2 km).

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

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