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About Kusumjatra Village

Kusumjatra is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,364, made up of 703 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumjatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumjatra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 231.97 hectares
Population 1,364
Male Population 703
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Kusumjatra compares

By the 2011 count Kusumjatra is the 34th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 231.97 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kusumjatra

The census records public bus service for Kusumjatra 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 Kusumjatra from other places

Kusumjatra lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 9.2 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 Kusumjatra
Nearest railway station Chinpai 9.2 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Kusumjatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumjatra village had a population of 1,364. That makes it the 34th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Kusumjatra village has 703 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumjatra has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kusumjatra is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumjatra covers 231.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusumjatra falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kusumjatra is Chinpai, about 9.2 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 Kusumjatra.

Kusumjatra is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumjatra is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 9.2 km away. Dubrājpur is about 11 km away. Sainthia 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 Bhagabatipur (under 2 km), Bagdahari (2.6 km) and Kultor (4.0 km).

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

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