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About Kushai Village

Kushai is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 251 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.85 hectares hectares.

Kushai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 85.85 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 251
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kushai compares

By the 2011 count Kushai is the 410th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 85.85 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 942.

Getting to Kushai

Kushai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kushai 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kushai from other places

Kushai lies about 11 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 4.3 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 Kushai
Nearest railway station Khairahi 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 11 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 11 km

Villages closest to Kushai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushai village had a population of 460. That makes it the 410th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kushai village has 251 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushai has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Kushai covers 85.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kushai falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kushai is Khairahi, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kushai.

Kushai is about 11 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushai is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 4.3 km away. Robertsganj is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra 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 Kushahi (under 2 km), Bairpur (under 2 km) and Bhairopur (under 2 km).

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

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