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About Kusumbha Village

Kusumbha is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,964, made up of 1,009 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumbha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumbha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 462 hectares
Population 1,964
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusumbha compares

By the 2011 count Kusumbha is the 19th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kusumbha

Kusumbha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kusumbha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kusumbha from other places

Kusumbha lies about 40 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 20 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 Kusumbha
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 20 km
Nearest town Gumia 22 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 40 km

Villages closest to Kusumbha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumbha village had a population of 1,964. That makes it the 19th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Kusumbha village has 1,009 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumbha has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kusumbha is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumbha covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusumbha falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusumbha is Dumri Bihar, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kusumbha.

Kusumbha is about 40 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumbha is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 3.1 km away. Dumri Bihar is about 20 km away. Gumia 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 Babudih (under 2 km), Nawada (under 2 km) and Charnakhia (1.8 km).

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

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