# Kusum Barhenda Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/kusum-barhenda/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Kusum Barhenda Kusum Barhenda is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **411 people in 79 households**, the 40th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 411people (2011) - 79households - 69.6%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Kusum Barhenda PIN code and other codes Kusum Barhenda falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMukhtarpur Salkhani - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237047 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kusum Barhenda from nearby towns? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)7 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 Kusum Barhenda? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kusum Barhenda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Kusum Barhenda known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Kusum Barhenda Of every 100 households in Kusum Barhenda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kusum Barhenda · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****8%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **83% Tap water ****99%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****20%** **36% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****38%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **26% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kusum Barhenda? ■ Kusum Barhenda · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167** **943 Working population ****43.6%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 58.4% for women. 46% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 76 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 14 (8%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Mahnaia728 people - Chak Biswas633 people - Rampur Mahima471 people - Soera445 people - Chaksah Mahamad urf Milki369 people - Rampur Pagra277 people - Chak Daulat171 people - Umar Chak133 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kusum Barhenda from Samastipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Kusum Barhenda?411 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kusum Barhenda in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kusum Barhenda?69.6% (Census 2011)