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About Kushmor Village

Kushmor is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,062, made up of 1,576 males and 1,486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushmor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushmor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 227.03 hectares
Population 3,062
Male Population 1,576
Female Population 1,486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kushmor compares

By the 2011 count Kushmor is the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 227.03 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kushmor

Kushmor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kushmor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kushmor from other places

Kushmor lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 5.7 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 Kushmor
Nearest railway station Takipur 5.7 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Kushmor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Kushmor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushmor village had a population of 3,062. That makes it the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Kushmor village has 1,576 males and 1,486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushmor has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kushmor is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushmor covers 227.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kushmor falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kushmor is Takipur, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kushmor.

Kushmor is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushmor is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 5.7 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Murarai II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauti (under 2 km), Bhadishta (under 2 km) and Karamji (under 2 km).

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

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