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About Kusal Village

Kusal is a mid sized village in Korpana tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 327 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.86 hectares hectares.

Kusal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Korpana
Area (hectares) 557.86 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 327
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Kusal compares

By the 2011 count Kusal is the 52nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 870 residents. Its 557.86 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kusal

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

Kusal lies about 38 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 16 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 Kusal
Tehsil headquarters Korpana 3.6 km
Nearest town Chāndur 16 km
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 16 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 38 km

Villages closest to Kusal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusal village had a population of 625. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 870 residents.

Kusal village has 327 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusal has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Kusal covers 557.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusal falls under Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kusal is Gadchandur, about 16 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 Kusal.

Kusal is about 38 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusal is in Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district. Korpana is about 3.6 km away. Chāndur is about 16 km away. Gadchandur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanoli (1.8 km), Katlabodi (2.0 km) and Borgaon Kh (2.2 km).

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

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