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About Kushana Village

Kushana is a small village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 136 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,221 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 136
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,221
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kushana compares

By the 2011 count Kushana is the 78th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kushana

Kushana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kushana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kushana from other places

Kushana lies about 27 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Parsabad, about 4.0 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 Kushana
Nearest railway station Parsabad 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 6.9 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 21 km
District headquarters Kodarma 27 km

Villages closest to Kushana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushana village had a population of 302. That makes it the 78th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Kushana village has 136 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushana has about 1221 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

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

Kushana covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kushana falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kushana is Parsabad, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance for Kushana.

Kushana is about 27 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushana is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Parsabad is about 4.0 km away. Markacho is about 6.9 km away. Barki Saria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalhia (under 2 km), Beladih (under 2 km) and Ambadih (1.5 km).

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

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