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About Kusal Village

Kusal is a small village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 163 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.86 hectares hectares.

Kusal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 199.86 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 163
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusal compares

By the 2011 count Kusal is the 89th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 839 residents. Its 199.86 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kusal

Kusal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kusal 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 Kusal from other places

Kusal lies about 30 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Yavatmal 1, about 31 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 Kalamb 17 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 22 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 30 km
Nearest railway station Yavatmal 1 31 km

Villages closest to Kusal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalamb 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 310. That makes it the 89th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 839 residents.

Kusal village has 163 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusal has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Kusal covers 199.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusal falls under Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kusal is Yavatmal 1, about 31 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 Kusal.

Kusal is about 30 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusal is in Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district. Kalamb is about 17 km away. Ghātanji is about 22 km away. Yavatmal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musal (under 2 km), Rudha (under 2 km) and Khorad Bk (1.7 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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