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About Kussa Village

Kussa is a large village in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,995, made up of 1,644 males and 1,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kussa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kussa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Nihal Singhwala
Pincode 142039
Area (hectares) 833 hectares
Population 2,995
Male Population 1,644
Female Population 1,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kussa compares

By the 2011 count Kussa is the 22nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 833 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 893.

Getting to Kussa

Kussa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kussa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kussa from other places

Kussa lies about 28 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ajitwal, about 21 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 Kussa
Tehsil headquarters Nihal Singhwala 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Ajitwal 21 km
Nearest town Jagraon 22 km
District headquarters Moga 28 km

Villages closest to Kussa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Kussa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kussa village had a population of 2,995. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Kussa village has 1,644 males and 1,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kussa has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Kussa is 142039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kussa covers 833 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kussa falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kussa is Ajitwal, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kussa.

Kussa is about 28 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kussa is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 8.0 km away. Ajitwal is about 21 km away. Jagraon 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 Lohara (2.3 km), Minian (2.6 km) and Nangal (3.8 km).

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

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