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About Kusumpokhar Village

Kusumpokhar is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 71 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumpokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumpokhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 111.32 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 71
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Kusumpokhar compares

By the 2011 count Kusumpokhar is the 131st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 111.32 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kusumpokhar

Kusumpokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kusumpokhar 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 Kusumpokhar from other places

Kusumpokhar lies about 12 km from Borio, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, about 11 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 Kusumpokhar
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 11 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 12 km

Villages closest to Kusumpokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumpokhar village had a population of 143. That makes it the 131st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Kusumpokhar village has 71 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumpokhar has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kusumpokhar is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumpokhar covers 111.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusumpokhar falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusumpokhar is Sahibganj, about 11 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 Kusumpokhar.

Kusumpokhar is about 12 km from Borio in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumpokhar is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sahibganj is about 11 km away. Sāhibganj is about 12 km away. Borio is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakariya (under 2 km), Pakri (under 2 km) and Partu Tola (under 2 km).

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

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