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About Kusumdihi Village

Kusumdihi is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 556 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumdihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumdihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 104.49 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 556
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kusumdihi compares

By the 2011 count Kusumdihi is the 54th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 104.49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kusumdihi

Kusumdihi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kusumdihi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kusumdihi from other places

Kusumdihi lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 10 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 Kusumdihi
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Kusumdihi

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 Kusumdihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumdihi village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 54th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Kusumdihi village has 556 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumdihi has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kusumdihi is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumdihi covers 104.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kusumdihi is Gadadharpur, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kusumdihi.

Kusumdihi is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumdihi is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 10 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Birbhum is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumratari (6.1 km), Barasangra (6.2 km) and Bagrakanda (6.6 km).

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

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