# Kusa Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Kusa

Kusa is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,840 people in 279 households**, the 25th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 1,840people (2011)
- 279households
- 47.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Kusa PIN code and other codes

Kusa falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKachauri
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256336

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

## How far is Kusa from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)16 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 Kusa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kusa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Kusa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 6% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Kusa

Of every 100 households in Kusa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kusa · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Kusa?

■ Kusa · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**997

Working population ****41.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 35.0% for women. 45% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (16%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 578 (75%)

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 Sherghati

- Sondiha1,977 people
- Jaipur1,972 people
- Fazlaha1,918 people
- Gawan Khap1,912 people
- Bhus Bhusia1,777 people
- Baher1,757 people
- Bishunpura1,642 people
- Bharari1,566 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusa from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kusa?1,840 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusa in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusa?47.3% (Census 2011)