About Kusma Village

Kusma is a large village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,913, made up of 1,992 males and 1,921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barhait
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	765.31 hectares
Population	3,913
Male Population	1,992
Female Population	1,921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
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 Kusma compares

By the 2011 count Kusma is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 765.31 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kusma

Kusma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kusma 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 Kusma from other places

Kusma lies about 33 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 23 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 Kusma
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	23 km
Nearest town	Colgong	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhait	33 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	33 km

Villages closest to Kusma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusma village had a population of 3,913. 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 595 residents.

Kusma village has 1,992 males and 1,921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusma has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kusma is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusma covers 765.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusma falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusma is Ekchari, about 23 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 Kusma.

Kusma is about 33 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusma is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Ekchari is about 23 km away. Colgong is about 25 km away. Barhait is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.