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About Kusumundia Village

Kusumundia is a mid sized village in Kaliapani tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 327 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumundia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumundia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Kaliapani
Pincode 755028
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 327
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusumundia compares

By the 2011 count Kusumundia is the 19th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kusumundia

Kusumundia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kusumundia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kusumundia from other places

Kusumundia lies about 56 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Muktaposi Railway Station, about 18 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 Kusumundia
Nearest railway station Muktaposi Railway Station 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliapani 26 km
Nearest town Tālcher 34 km
District headquarters Jajapur 56 km

Villages closest to Kusumundia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumundia village had a population of 653. That makes it the 19th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Kusumundia village has 327 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumundia has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kusumundia is 755028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumundia covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusumundia falls under Kaliapani tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kusumundia is Muktaposi Railway Station, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kusumundia.

Kusumundia is about 56 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumundia is in Kaliapani tehsil of Jajapur district. Muktaposi Railway Station is about 18 km away. Kaliapani is about 26 km away. Tālcher is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamarda (8.3 km), Kankadapal (13 km) and Kansa (16 km).

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

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