# Kusra Village, Sandesh, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur 

# Kusra

Kusra is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,462 people in 343 households**, the 21st largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 2,462people (2011)
- 343households
- 49.4%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Kusra PIN code and other codes

Kusra falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJamoin
- Community development blockSandesh
- Census village code247000

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

## How far is Kusra from nearby towns?

- Sandesh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)30 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 Kusra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandesh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Kusra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 420 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 Kusra

Of every 100 households in Kusra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kusra · ■ Sandesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**67%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****89%**

**70%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kusra?

■ Kusra · ■ Sandesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**914

Working population ****46.7%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 33.8% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 347 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (49%) · **■** Household industry 107 (9%) · **■** Other work 17 (1%) · **■** Marginal 113 (10%)

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 Sandesh

- Baga2,697 people
- Maniach2,578 people
- Parura Rampur2,522 people
- Bhatauli2,482 people
- Kholpur2,429 people
- Dehri2,183 people
- Chela2,139 people
- Dharampur1,942 people

[All 54 villages in Sandesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusra from Arrah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kusra?2,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusra in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusra?49.4% (Census 2011)