About Kasmar Village

Kasmar is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 501 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasmar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasmar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	597.42 hectares
Population	973
Male Population	501
Female Population	472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasmar compares

By the 2011 count Kasmar is the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 597.42 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kasmar

Kasmar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kasmar as Available within 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 Kasmar from other places

Kasmar lies about 31 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 17 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 Kasmar
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	17 km
District headquarters	Latehar	31 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	31 km

Villages closest to Kasmar

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

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Common questions about Kasmar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasmar village had a population of 973. That makes it the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Kasmar village has 501 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasmar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kasmar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasmar covers 597.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kasmar falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kasmar is Balumath, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kasmar.

Kasmar is about 31 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasmar is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 6.8 km away. Balumath is about 17 km away. Latehar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.