# Kusamaha Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Kusamaha

Kusamaha is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **2,155 people in 429 households**, the 55th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 2,155people (2011)
- 429households
- 51.6%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Kusamaha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kusamaha is 854318.** Kusamaha falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatKusamaha
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221591

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

## How far is Kusamaha from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)48 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)15 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 Kusamaha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kusamaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kusamaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 87% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Kusamaha

Of every 100 households in Kusamaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusamaha · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

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 Kusamaha?

■ Kusamaha · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**955

Working population ****35.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 40.9% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 75 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (22%) · **■** Other work 86 (11%) · **■** Marginal 436 (57%)

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 Forbesganj

- Mahachanda2,218 people
- Gogi2,180 people
- Gadaha2,174 people
- Lachhmipur2,165 people
- Simraha2,154 people
- Bhantabari2,142 people
- Manikpur Halhalia2,058 people
- Bara1,977 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kusamaha?854318
- How far is Kusamaha from Araria?48 km by road
- What is the population of Kusamaha?2,155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusamaha in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusamaha?51.6% (Census 2011)