# Kushma Village, Chas, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chas, Bokaro 

# Kushma

Kushma is a village in Chas sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **827013**. The 2011 Census counted **1,263 people in 269 households**, the 73rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,263people (2011)
- 269households
- 61.4%literacy
- 827013PIN code

## Kushma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kushma is 827013.** Kushma falls in Chas sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code827013
- Gram panchayatBarpokhar
- Community development blockChas
- Census village code362671

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

## How far is Kushma from nearby towns?

- Chas (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)20 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)17 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 Kushma?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kushma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bokaro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Kushma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 32% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Kushma

Of every 100 households in Kushma in 2011, 24 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kushma · ■ Chas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**51%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**72%

Use banking services ****48%**

**48%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kushma?

■ Kushma · ■ Chas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**941

Working population ****41.7%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 48.9% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 279 (53%) · **■** Marginal 212 (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 Chas

- Kendadi1,336 people
- Bahadurpur1,318 people
- Sijhua1,278 people
- Gurguri1,271 people
- Padudi1,234 people
- Bodro1,231 people
- Shiarda1,226 people
- Partanr1,175 people

[All 126 villages in Chas](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kushma?827013
- How far is Kushma from Bokaro?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kushma?1,263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushma in?Bokaro district (Chas sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kushma?61.4% (Census 2011)