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About Kusha Village

Kusha is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 53 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273413
Area (hectares) 71.64 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 53
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusha compares

By the 2011 count Kusha is the 401st largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 71.64 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1003.

Getting to Kusha

Kusha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kusha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kusha from other places

Kusha lies about 36 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 26 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 Kusha
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 12 km
Nearest town Chillupār 24 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 26 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 36 km

Villages closest to Kusha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusha village had a population of 94. That makes it the 401st largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Kusha village has 53 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusha has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kusha is 273413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusha covers 71.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusha falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kusha is Dohrighat, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kusha.

Kusha is about 36 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusha is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 12 km away. Chillupār is about 24 km away. Dohrighat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusaha (under 2 km), Jangal Sariaya Belwaria (2.3 km) and Hatwa (2.8 km).

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

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