Skip to main content

About Kusma Bazar Village

Kusma Bazar is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 222 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusma Bazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusma Bazar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 7.09 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 222
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Bazar compares

By the 2011 count Kusma Bazar is the 68th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 7.09 hectares work out to about 63 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kusma Bazar

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

Kusma Bazar 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 Bazar
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 Bazar

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.

Common questions about Kusma Bazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusma Bazar village had a population of 448. That makes it the 68th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Kusma Bazar village has 222 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusma Bazar has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

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

Kusma Bazar covers 7.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 63 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kusma Bazar falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusma Bazar 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 Bazar.

Kusma Bazar 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 Bazar 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.

The closest recorded villages are Kusma (under 2 km), Gorakepu (under 2 km) and Kamardiha (8.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.