# Kasma Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/kasma/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Kasma Kasma is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,437 people in 233 households**, the 47th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,437people (2011) - 233households - 51.9%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Kasma PIN code and other codes Kasma falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAmraha - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255352 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kasma from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)3 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)3 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 Kasma? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kasma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakband - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 tube wells / boreholes 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 Kasma known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 161 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 Kasma Of every 100 households in Kasma in 2011, 17 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kasma · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **21% Toilet within the home ****50%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **87% Use banking services ****39%** **50% Television ****6%** **22% Mobile phone ****58%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kasma? ■ Kasma · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **974 Working population ****34.1%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.0% for men and 46.2% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 67 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (15%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 116 (24%) · **■** Marginal 214 (44%) 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 Gaya Town C.D.Block - Dhansir1,565 people - Bahadur Bigha1,546 people - Katahri1,532 people - Pathraura1,484 people - Chatarghat1,431 people - Charowa1,398 people - Qazi chak1,367 people - Gangapur1,342 people [All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kasma from Gaya?3 km by road - What is the population of Kasma?1,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kasma in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kasma?51.9% (Census 2011)