# Kusma Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Kusma

Kusma is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,602 people in 345 households**, the 42nd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,602people (2011)
- 345households
- 68.9%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Kusma PIN code and other codes

Kusma falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488529

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

## How far is Kusma from nearby towns?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)52 km by road
- Vijayraghavgarh (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 Kusma?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kusma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karitalai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kusma known for?

About 58% of the 608 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Kusma

Of every 100 households in Kusma in 2011, 46 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kusma · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**38%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kusma?

■ Kusma · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**942

Working population ****40.3%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 61.6% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (7%) · **■** Marginal 423 (66%)

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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Dhawaiya1,710 people
- Surma1,709 people
- Jamuwani Kalan1,687 people
- Rajarwara1,635 people
- Harduwa Kalan1,595 people
- Padkhuri1,584 people
- Ghaghrota1,544 people
- Kalhara1,517 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusma from Katni?52 km by road
- What is the population of Kusma?1,602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusma in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kusma?68.9% (Census 2011)