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About Kusumbara Village

Kusumbara is a small village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 40 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumbara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumbara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766014
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 40
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusumbara compares

By the 2011 count Kusumbara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kusumbara

Kusumbara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kusumbara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kusumbara from other places

Kusumbara lies about 22 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nuagaon, about 8.1 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 Kusumbara
Nearest railway station Nuagaon 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Junagarh 22 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 22 km
Nearest town Angul 59 km

Villages closest to Kusumbara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumbara village had a population of 72. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Kusumbara village has 40 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumbara has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kusumbara is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumbara covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusumbara falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kusumbara is Nuagaon, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance for Kusumbara.

Kusumbara is about 22 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumbara is in Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nuagaon is about 8.1 km away. Junagarh is about 22 km away. Kalahandi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krushnachandrapur (6.2 km), Jilingdara (6.2 km) and Tentulipada (15 km).

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

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