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About Kusumakandar Village

Kusumakandar is a small village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 180 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumakandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumakandar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 199.64 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 180
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Kusumakandar compares

By the 2011 count Kusumakandar is the 103rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 199.64 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kusumakandar

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

Kusumakandar lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 16 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 Kusumakandar
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 16 km
Nearest town Siuri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 30 km

Villages closest to Kusumakandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Kusumakandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumakandar village had a population of 371. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Kusumakandar village has 180 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumakandar has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kusumakandar is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumakandar covers 199.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusumakandar falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kusumakandar is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 16 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 Kusumakandar.

Kusumakandar is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumakandar is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 16 km away. Siuri is about 22 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muralpur (under 2 km), Baliharpur (1.7 km) and Bhagabandha (1.9 km).

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

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