# Kusmel Village, Tamnar, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tamnar, Raigarh 

# Kusmel

Kusmel is a village in Tamnar sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496197**. The 2011 Census counted **231 people in 56 households**, the 104th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 231people (2011)
- 56households
- 79.5%literacy
- 496197PIN code

## Kusmel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kusmel is 496197.** Kusmel falls in Tamnar sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496197
- Gram panchayatBhagora
- Community development blockTamnar
- Census village code434844

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

## How far is Kusmel from nearby towns?

- Tamnar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)32 km by road
- Gharghoda (nearest town)31 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 Kusmel?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kusmel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hamirpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tamnar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kasdol
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Kusmel known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 67% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Kusmel

Of every 100 households in Kusmel in 2011, 64 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusmel · ■ Tamnar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**17%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**88%

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 Kusmel?

■ Kusmel · ■ Tamnar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**952

Working population ****45.0%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 70.0% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 12 (12%) · **■** Other work 16 (15%) · **■** Marginal 46 (44%)

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 Tamnar

- Barkachar262 people
- Bhainsgarhi261 people
- Chakabahal237 people
- Bagbuda231 people
- Maduadumar231 people
- Jamdabri218 people
- Chirwani214 people
- Kanta Jhariya204 people

[All 117 villages in Tamnar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/tamnar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kusmel?496197
- How far is Kusmel from Raigarh?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kusmel?231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusmel in?Raigarh district (Tamnar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kusmel?79.5% (Census 2011)