# Kusahan Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Kusahan

Kusahan is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,242 people in 723 households**, the 8th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 5,242people (2011)
- 723households
- 62.7%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Kusahan PIN code and other codes

Kusahan falls in Sirdala sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258320

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

## How far is Kusahan from nearby towns?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)40 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)28 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 Kusahan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kusahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sirdall
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirdalla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kusahan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 792 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Kusahan

Of every 100 households in Kusahan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kusahan · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****39%**

**36%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Kusahan?

■ Kusahan · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**972

Working population ****45.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 50.4% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 618 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (5%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 197 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,409 (59%)

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 Sirdala

- Dhiraundh7,620 people
- Bandhi7,281 people
- Upardih6,101 people
- Ghaghat5,789 people
- Khatangi4,444 people
- Laun4,268 people
- Rabio3,807 people
- Bargawan3,325 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusahan from Nawada?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kusahan?5,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusahan in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusahan?62.7% (Census 2011)