# Kusmaha Chikaniya Village, Jarmundi, Dumka (Jharkhand)

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Village · Jarmundi, Dumka 

# Kusmaha Chikaniya

Kusmaha Chikaniya is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814120**. The 2011 Census counted **539 people in 133 households**, the 78th largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 539people (2011)
- 133households
- 60.1%literacy
- 814120PIN code

## Kusmaha Chikaniya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kusmaha Chikaniya is 814120.** Kusmaha Chikaniya falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814120
- Gram panchayatKusmaha Chikaniya
- Community development blockJarmundi
- Census village code370057

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

## How far is Kusmaha Chikaniya from nearby towns?

- Jarmundi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)28 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)28 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 Kusmaha Chikaniya?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kusmaha Chikaniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jarmundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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)5 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 Kusmaha Chikaniya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include tobacco. About 65% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kusmaha Chikaniya

Of every 100 households in Kusmaha Chikaniya in 2011, 57 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusmaha Chikaniya · ■ Jarmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**26%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**49%

Television ****19%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Kusmaha Chikaniya?

■ Kusmaha Chikaniya · ■ Jarmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**950

Working population ****54.4%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 39.4% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (14%) · **■** Marginal 26 (9%)

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 Jarmundi

- Dumaria553 people
- Bokla548 people
- Jhilua541 people
- Dharampur540 people
- Bhorandih538 people
- Tilberia534 people
- Jarakurwa533 people
- Kesri530 people

[All 512 villages in Jarmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jarmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kusmaha Chikaniya?814120
- How far is Kusmaha Chikaniya from Dumka?28 km by road
- What is the population of Kusmaha Chikaniya?539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusmaha Chikaniya in?Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kusmaha Chikaniya?60.1% (Census 2011)