# Kushmaha Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Kushmaha

Kushmaha is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,264 people in 450 households**, the 31st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,264people (2011)
- 450households
- 52.4%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Kushmaha PIN code and other codes

Kushmaha falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAhiro
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241122

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

## How far is Kushmaha from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)35 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)35 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 Kushmaha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kushmaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gachia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Kushmaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Kushmaha

Of every 100 households in Kushmaha in 2011, 10 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kushmaha · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****21%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**34%

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 Kushmaha?

■ Kushmaha · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**943

Working population ****50.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 43.1% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 751 (65%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Mohamadppur2,497 people
- Manikpur2,388 people
- Kath Bangaon2,383 people
- Bhagalpur2,288 people
- Balias2,255 people
- Rabidih2,154 people
- Patwa2,124 people
- Laugain2,107 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kushmaha from Banka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kushmaha?2,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushmaha in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kushmaha?52.4% (Census 2011)