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About Kuskela Village

Kuskela is a mid sized village in Sindhekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 838 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 749 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767066, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuskela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuskela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Sindhekela
Pincode 767066
Area (hectares) 749 hectares
Population 1,578
Male Population 838
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuskela compares

By the 2011 count Kuskela is the 11th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 749 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kuskela

Kuskela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuskela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jharial, Jhinkipara, Kalkut and Kurdiamunda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kuskela

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuskela village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 11th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kuskela village has 838 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuskela has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kuskela is 767066. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuskela covers 749 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuskela falls under Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Kuskela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuskela.

Kuskela is in Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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