# Kusahar Village, Sidhwalia, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj 

# Kusahar

Kusahar is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,383 people in 975 households**, the 5th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 6,383people (2011)
- 975households
- 59.0%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Kusahar PIN code and other codes

Kusahar falls in Sidhwalia sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKusahar
- Community development blockSidhwalia
- Census village code231137

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

## How far is Kusahar from nearby towns?

- Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)33 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)10 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 Kusahar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kusahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sidhwalia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhawaliya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 2 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 Kusahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Kusahar

Of every 100 households in Kusahar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kusahar · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**59%

Television ****16%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kusahar?

■ Kusahar · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**933

Working population ****24.9%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 49.1% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 631 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 617 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 121 (8%) · **■** Marginal 219 (14%)

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 Sidhwalia

- Sher11,230 people
- Bucheya11,140 people
- Lohjra7,724 people
- Mahammadpur7,273 people
- Supauli6,280 people
- Bakhraur5,689 people
- Dumaria5,623 people
- Jalalpur Kalan5,277 people

[All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusahar from Gopalganj?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kusahar?6,383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusahar in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusahar?59.0% (Census 2011)