# Kusmaul Village, Bhargama, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhargama, Araria 

# Kusmaul

Kusmaul is a village in Bhargama sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,946 people in 1,577 households**, the 12th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 7,946people (2011)
- 1,577households
- 45.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Kusmaul PIN code and other codes

Kusmaul falls in Bhargama sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKusmaul
- Community development blockBhargama
- Census village code221652

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kusmaul from nearby towns?

- Bhargama (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)35 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kusmaul?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kusmaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kusmaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 992 hectares of village land is sown, and 399 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kusmaul

Of every 100 households in Kusmaul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kusmaul · ■ Bhargama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****13%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kusmaul?

■ Kusmaul · ■ Bhargama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.3%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**940

Working population ****58.5%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 34.7% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 926 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,511 (54%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,175 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhargama

- Bhargaon8,913 people
- Shankarpur8,873 people
- Simarbani8,177 people
- Khutha Baijnath8,038 people
- Jainagar7,518 people
- Bhargaon7,400 people
- Sirsia Kalan7,178 people
- Rampuradi5,824 people

[All 67 villages in Bhargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusmaul from Araria?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kusmaul?7,946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusmaul in?Araria district (Bhargama sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusmaul?45.3% (Census 2011)