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About Kusmaha Village

Kusmaha is a mid sized village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 349 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmaha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814133
Area (hectares) 647 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 349
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kusmaha compares

By the 2011 count Kusmaha is the 23rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 647 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kusmaha

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

Kusmaha lies about 34 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, 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 Kusmaha
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 23 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 24 km
District headquarters Godda 34 km

Villages closest to Kusmaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmaha village had a population of 710. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Kusmaha village has 349 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmaha has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kusmaha is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusmaha covers 647 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusmaha falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusmaha is Barharwa Junction, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kusmaha.

Kusmaha is about 34 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmaha is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Sundarpahari is about 23 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 24 km away. Godda 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 Kote (6.0 km), Dulu (7.2 km) and Bara Dhamni (7.8 km).

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

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