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About Kusumdihi Village

Kusumdihi is a small village in Chandiposh tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 176 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 923 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumdihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumdihi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Chandiposh
Pincode 770037
Area (hectares) 923 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 176
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Kusumdihi compares

By the 2011 count Kusumdihi is the 23rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 923 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kusumdihi

Kusumdihi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kusumdihi 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 Kusumdihi from other places

Kusumdihi lies about 112 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 3.6 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 Kusumdihi
Nearest railway station Barsuan 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandiposh 30 km
Nearest town Joda 39 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 112 km

Villages closest to Kusumdihi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumdihi village had a population of 356. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Kusumdihi village has 176 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumdihi has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kusumdihi is 770037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumdihi covers 923 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusumdihi falls under Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kusumdihi is Barsuan, about 3.6 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 Kusumdihi.

Kusumdihi is about 112 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumdihi is in Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district. Barsuan is about 3.6 km away. Chandiposh is about 30 km away. Joda is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karda (5.4 km), Kumakela (8.8 km) and Birtola (24 km).

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

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