About Kusmunda Village

Kusmunda is a large village in Hat Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,182, made up of 1,549 males and 1,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 933 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmunda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Hat Gamharia
Pincode	833214
Area (hectares)	933 hectares
Population	3,182
Male Population	1,549
Female Population	1,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusmunda compares

By the 2011 count Kusmunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents. Its 933 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kusmunda

Kusmunda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kusmunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kusmunda from other places

Kusmunda lies about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 14 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 Kusmunda
Nearest railway station	Barabambo	14 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hat Gamharia	26 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	26 km

Villages closest to Kusmunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hat Gamharia 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 Kusmunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmunda village had a population of 3,182. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents.

Kusmunda village has 1,549 males and 1,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmunda has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kusmunda is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusmunda covers 933 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusmunda falls under Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusmunda is Barabambo, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Kusmunda.

Kusmunda is about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmunda is in Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 14 km away. Chakradharpur is about 15 km away. Hat Gamharia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.