# Kusmahwa Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran 

# Kusmahwa

Kusmahwa is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,298 people in 969 households**, the 26th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 4,298people (2011)
- 969households
- 59.4%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Kusmahwa PIN code and other codes

Kusmahwa falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParri
- Community development blockDhaka
- Census village code217831

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

## How far is Kusmahwa from nearby towns?

- Dhaka (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)42 km by road
- Dhaka (nearest town)9 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 Kusmahwa?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kusmahwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhaka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Kusmahwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Kusmahwa

Of every 100 households in Kusmahwa in 2011, 9 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kusmahwa · ■ Dhaka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**33%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kusmahwa?

■ Kusmahwa · ■ Dhaka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**930

Working population ****25.9%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 50.6% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 645 (58%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 134 (12%) · **■** Marginal 67 (6%)

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 Dhaka

- Bhagwanpur4,527 people
- Raksa4,449 people
- Jhauwa Ram4,428 people
- Tola Ramji Dube4,425 people
- Saratha4,297 people
- Dostiya4,292 people
- Masaurha4,284 people
- Gahai4,278 people

[All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusmahwa from Motihari?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kusmahwa?4,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusmahwa in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusmahwa?59.4% (Census 2011)