About Kasmar Village

Kasmar is a large village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,458, made up of 1,843 males and 1,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, 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	Tarhasi
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	535 hectares
Population	3,458
Male Population	1,843
Female Population	1,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
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 Kasmar compares

By the 2011 count Kasmar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

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 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 Kasmar from other places

Kasmar lies about 128 km from Palamu, 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
Nearest railway station	Balumath	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	22 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	31 km
District headquarters	Palamu	128 km

Villages closest to Kasmar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarhasi 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 3,458. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Kasmar village has 1,843 males and 1,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasmar has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kasmar is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasmar covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kasmar falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kasmar.

Kasmar is about 128 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 Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Balumath is about 17 km away. Tarhasi is about 22 km away. Lātehār is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.