About Kusma Village

Kusma is a small village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 145 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816108, 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	Udhwa
Pincode	816108
Area (hectares)	39 hectares
Population	294
Male Population	145
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 55th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kusma

Kusma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kusma as Available within village. 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 39 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 5.9 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
Tehsil headquarters	Udhwa	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bakudi	5.9 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	12 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	39 km

Villages closest to Kusma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udhwa 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 294. That makes it the 55th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Kusma village has 145 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusma has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kusma is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusma covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusma falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kusma is Bakudi, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kusma.

Kusma is about 39 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 Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Udhwa is about 3.1 km away. Bakudi is about 5.9 km away. Rājmahal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.