# Kusumari Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Riga, Sitamarhi 

# Kusumari

Kusumari is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **5,270 people in 927 households**, the 16th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 5,270people (2011)
- 927households
- 56.1%literacy
- 843327PIN code

## Kusumari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kusumari is 843327.** Kusumari falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843327
- Gram panchayatKusumari
- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code219380

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

## How far is Kusumari from nearby towns?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (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 Kusumari?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kusumari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Kusumari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Kusumari

Of every 100 households in Kusumari in 2011, 11 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusumari · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**35%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**35%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**28%

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 Kusumari?

■ Kusumari · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**937

Working population ****25.7%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 45.5% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 283 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (26%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 194 (14%) · **■** Marginal 502 (37%)

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 Riga

- Shahbazpur5,800 people
- Sirahi5,608 people
- Bhagwanpur5,519 people
- Mahesia5,301 people
- Kharsan5,056 people
- Sonar4,956 people
- Bhawanipur4,937 people
- Anhari Ujiari4,229 people

[All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kusumari?843327
- How far is Kusumari from Sitamarhi?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kusumari?5,270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusumari in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusumari?56.1% (Census 2011)