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About Kusmaha Village

Kusmaha is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 673 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.78 hectares hectares.

Kusmaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusmaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 246.78 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 673
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusmaha compares

By the 2011 count Kusmaha is the 57th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 246.78 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kusmaha

Kusmaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kusmaha as Available within 10+ 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 Kusmaha from other places

Kusmaha lies about 47 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 19 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 Kusmaha
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 18 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 19 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 32 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 47 km

Villages closest to Kusmaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusmaha village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 57th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Kusmaha village has 673 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusmaha has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Kusmaha covers 246.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusmaha falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kusmaha is Lusa, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Kusmaha.

Kusmaha is about 47 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusmaha is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 18 km away. Lusa is about 19 km away. Mirzāpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsauna (3.7 km), Chausara (5.6 km) and Dharsara (5.6 km).

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

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