# Kusahar Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Kusahar

Kusahar is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,905 people in 1,104 households**, the 3rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 5,905people (2011)
- 1,104households
- 51.4%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Kusahar PIN code and other codes

Kusahar falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKushhar.
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code220986

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?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)90 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ratanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kushar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Kusahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 846 hectares of village land is sown, and 257 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kusahar · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**949

Working population ****29.0%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 43.7% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 451 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 483 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (5%) · **■** Marginal 693 (40%)

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 Basantpur

- Bhimnagar7,688 people
- Kataia6,971 people
- Kochgawan5,396 people
- Basantpur5,143 people
- Hirde Nagar5,118 people
- Banaili Patti4,853 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusahar from Supaul?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kusahar?5,905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusahar in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusahar?51.4% (Census 2011)