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About Kusumi Village

Kusumi is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 537 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 219.56 hectares
Population 1,045
Male Population 537
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusumi compares

By the 2011 count Kusumi is the 50th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 219.56 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kusumi

Kusumi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kusumi as Available within <5 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 Kusumi from other places

Kusumi lies about 5.3 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 4.9 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 Kusumi
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 5.3 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.3 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 7.8 km

Villages closest to Kusumi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Kusumi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumi village had a population of 1,045. That makes it the 50th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Kusumi village has 537 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kusumi is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumi covers 219.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusumi falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kusumi is Adalpahari, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance for Kusumi.

Kusumi is about 5.3 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumi is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 4.9 km away. Mayureswar I is about 5.3 km away. Birbhum is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanaipur (2.1 km), Sipura (2.1 km) and Gayaspur (4.0 km).

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

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