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

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Kusmi

Kusmi is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,142 people in 572 households**, the 17th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 3,142people (2011)
- 572households
- 53.2%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Kusmi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChandadih
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240947

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

## How far is Kusmi from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)20 km by road
- Banka (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 Kusmi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kusmi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sadpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kusmi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Kusmi

Of every 100 households in Kusmi in 2011, 4 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kusmi · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****41%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Kusmi?

■ Kusmi · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**943

Working population ****41.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 39.8% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (26%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (8%) · **■** Marginal 806 (61%)

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

- Karharia3,587 people
- Mahela3,446 people
- Chanda3,407 people
- Bishunpur3,380 people
- Dhupsanda2,959 people
- Beldiha2,836 people
- Rangaon Buzurg2,787 people
- Sain Chak2,649 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusmi from Banka?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kusmi?3,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusmi in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusmi?53.2% (Census 2011)