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About Kusumdihi Village

Kusumdihi is a small village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 72 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 768228, 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 Gurundia
Pincode 768228
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 72
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Kusumdihi compares

By the 2011 count Kusumdihi is the 58th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1014.

Getting to Kusumdihi

Kusumdihi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kusumdihi 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. 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 Gurundia 31 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 Gurundia 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 140. That makes it the 58th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Kusumdihi village has 72 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumdihi has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kusumdihi is 768228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumdihi covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusumdihi falls under Gurundia 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Barsuan is about 3.6 km away. Gurundia is about 31 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 Badibahal (11 km), Thakurpali (12 km) and Jhaliadihi (13 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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