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About Kushma Khurd Village

Kushma Khurd is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 609 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushma Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushma Khurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 42.94 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 609
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Kushma Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Kushma Khurd is the 121st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 42.94 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kushma Khurd

Kushma Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kushma Khurd 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 Kushma Khurd from other places

Kushma Khurd lies about 23 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 8.5 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 Kushma Khurd
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 8.5 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 11 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 23 km

Villages closest to Kushma Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahjanwa 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 Kushma Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushma Khurd village had a population of 1,142. That makes it the 121st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Kushma Khurd village has 609 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushma Khurd has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kushma Khurd is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushma Khurd covers 42.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kushma Khurd falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kushma Khurd is Sihapar Halt, about 8.5 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 Kushma Khurd.

Kushma Khurd is about 23 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushma Khurd is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 8.5 km away. Khalīlābād is about 10 km away. Sahjanwa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Delha (under 2 km), Nachni (under 2 km) and Ghaghsara (under 2 km).

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

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