Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Kusu Kusu is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,468 people in 377 households, the 25th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 1,468 people (2011) - 377 households - 50.8% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Kusu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kusu is 497001. Kusu falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Kusu - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433052 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kusu from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 35 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kusu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kusu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Turna - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · — h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kusu known for? About 62% of the 619 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kusu Of every 100 households in Kusu in 2011, 14 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kusu · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 14% 38% - Toilet within the home 5% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 88% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 76% 51% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 2% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 71% 37% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kusu? ■ Kusu · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.8% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1071 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1138 992 - Working population 57.3% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 43.3% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 328 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 166 (20%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 16 (2%) · ■ Marginal 321 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Ganeshpur 1,709 people - Argoti 1,665 people - Keora 1,510 people - Gumgara Kalan 1,509 people - Parsodi Kalan 1,464 people - Tunguri 1,457 people - Sirkotanga 1,450 people - Lipangi 1,427 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kusu? 497001 - How far is Kusu from Ambikapur? 35 km by road - What is the population of Kusu? 1,468 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kusu in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kusu? 50.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/kusu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.