# Kusmel Village, Narala, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Narala, Kalahandi 

# Kusmel

Kusmel is a village in Narala sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766100**. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 59 households**, the 132nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 236people (2011)
- 59households
- 60.8%literacy
- 766100PIN code

## Kusmel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kusmel is 766100.** Kusmel falls in Narala sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766100
- Gram panchayatKurmel
- Community development blockNarala
- Census village code422778

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?

- Narala (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)43 km by road
- Madanpur Rampur (nearest town)11 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?

5 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tulapada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 and pulses**. About 71% of the 147 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 Kusmel

Of every 100 households in Kusmel in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kusmel · ■ Narala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 · ■ Narala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**988

Working population ****38.6%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 51.5% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (7%) · **■** Other work 41 (45%) · **■** Marginal 28 (31%)

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 Narala

- Dora Padar243 people
- Patangpadar242 people
- Pipalpada242 people
- Samarkota241 people
- Kirli Beda231 people
- Maheswaripur228 people
- Tekartola221 people
- Badibahal215 people

[All 192 villages in Narala](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/narala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kusmel?766100
- How far is Kusmel from Bhawanipatna?43 km by road
- What is the population of Kusmel?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusmel in?Kalahandi district (Narala sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kusmel?60.8% (Census 2011)