Village · Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa
# Kusmul

Kusmul is a village in Dabhra sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495695. The 2011 Census counted 2,498 people in 587 households, the 9th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.
- 2,498 people (2011)
- 587 households
- 63.7% literacy
- 495695 PIN code

## Kusmul PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kusmul is 495695. Kusmul falls in Dabhra sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495695
- Gram panchayat Kusmul
- Community development block Dabhra
- Census village code 437119

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kusmul from nearby towns?
- Dabhra (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Dabhra (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kusmul?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kusmul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sighar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dabhra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dabhra
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kusmul known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 78% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kusmul

Of every 100 households in Kusmul in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusmul · ■ Dabhra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 90%
- Toilet within the home 2% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 88%
- Tap water 20% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 11% 45%
- Television 22% 24%
- Mobile phone 14% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 29%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kusmul?

■ Kusmul · ■ Dabhra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.7% 70.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 1001
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 895 946
- Working population 58.8% 50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 53.9% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 538 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 129 (9%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 84 (6%) · ■ Marginal 706 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dabhra
- Sukhada 2,909 people
- Sapos 2,801 people
- Pharasawani 2,781 people
- Kanwali 2,499 people
- Kansa 2,486 people
- Dhurkot 2,378 people
- Baghaud 2,274 people
- Gobra 2,164 people

All 124 villages in Dabhra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kusmul? 495695
- How far is Kusmul from Janjgir? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Kusmul? 2,498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusmul in? Janjgir - Champa district (Dabhra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kusmul? 63.7% (Census 2011)

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