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About Kushra Village

Kushra is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 267 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231215
Area (hectares) 103.59 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 267
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kushra compares

By the 2011 count Kushra is the 188th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 103.59 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kushra

The census records public bus service for Kushra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kushra from other places

Kushra lies about 15 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 12 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 Kushra
Nearest railway station Khairahi 12 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 15 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 16 km

Villages closest to Kushra

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 Kushra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushra village had a population of 521. That makes it the 188th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Kushra village has 267 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushra has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kushra is 231215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushra covers 103.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kushra is Khairahi, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kushra.

Kushra is about 15 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushra is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 12 km away. Sonbhadra is about 15 km away. Robertsganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipri No 1 (under 2 km), Koharaul (under 2 km) and Khajuari (under 2 km).

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

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