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About Kasmar Village

Kasmar is a small village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 131 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasmar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasmar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 3 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 131
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 136th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 3 hectares work out to about 87 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

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 25 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Radhagaon, about 16 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
Nearest railway station Radhagaon 16 km
Nearest town Jāridih 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Panki 25 km
District headquarters Palamu 25 km

Villages closest to Kasmar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasmar village had a population of 260. That makes it the 136th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Kasmar village has 131 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasmar has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kasmar is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasmar covers 3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 87 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kasmar falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kasmar is Radhagaon, about 16 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 25 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasmar is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Radhagaon is about 16 km away. Jāridih is about 18 km away. Panki is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathra Kalan (5.8 km), Pathra Khurd (5.8 km) and Bara (7.1 km).

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

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