# Kusmaha Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Kusmaha

Kusmaha is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,116 people in 751 households**, the 7th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 4,116people (2011)
- 751households
- 64.4%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Kusmaha PIN code and other codes

Kusmaha falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKusmaha
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240548

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

## How far is Kusmaha from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)39 km by road
- Amarpur (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 Kusmaha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dumrama
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Belsira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Kusmaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. Products made here include farm equipment, hand tools, terracota pot and wooden items. About 38% of the 454 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Kusmaha

Of every 100 households in Kusmaha in 2011, 16 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusmaha · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****14%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****42%**

**39%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Kusmaha?

■ Kusmaha · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**945

Working population ****32.2%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 57.2% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 326 (25%) · **■** Marginal 649 (49%)

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 Amarpur

- Pawai7,881 people
- Bharko *7,855 people
- Lachhmipur Chiraia5,871 people
- Kol Buzurg4,576 people
- Sultanpur3,985 people
- Mahadeopur3,981 people
- Ratanpur Magduma3,877 people
- Ballikita3,644 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusmaha from Banka?39 km by road
- What is the population of Kusmaha?4,116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusmaha in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusmaha?64.4% (Census 2011)