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Kusmi

कुस्मी
Rafiganj mandal
Pincode 824126
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Kusmi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Munger
PC 28
→VS
Barh
AC 179
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
VIMLA DEVI
Contact: 99****7560
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LGD code
253022
Pincode
824126
Population
1,948
Households
302
Literacy rate
52.9%
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000♂
Workers
787
Census 2011 · in context

How Kusmi compares

By population, Kusmi ranks #40 of 216 villages in Rafiganj mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.9%
−1.1% vs mandal average
Kusmi52.9%
Rafiganj mandal54.0%
Aurangabad district57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
−4 vs mandal average
Kusmi917
Rafiganj mandal921
Household size
people per home
6.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kusmi6.5
Rafiganj mandal6.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kusmi at a glance

Kusmi is a village of 1,948 people in 302 households (Census 2011) in Rafiganj block, Aurangabad district, Bihar, the 40th-largest of 216 villages in Rafiganj block. Literacy is 53%, 1 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824126; the LGD village code is 253022. The sarpanch is VIMLA DEVI, and the village votes in Barh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siyaram Singh. The population is estimated at 2,297 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kusmi · this village1,94853%—
Phesra · Rafiganj2,80657%—
Itarh · Rafiganj2,03151%—
Rampur Parasiya · Rafiganj1,61644%—
Makhdumpur · Rafiganj1,41650%—
Harbansa · Rafiganj86359%—
Shahpur · Rafiganj83548%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kusmi

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
3
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RAFIGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
13
Distance to district HQ (km)
32
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Itar
Total area (ha)
232
Irrigated area (ha)
125
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Kusmi

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kusmi

LGD code
253022
Pincode
824126
Population (Census 2011)
1,948
Population (projected 2026)
2,297
Households
302
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
917
Literacy rate
52.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barh
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Siyaram Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
VIMLA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Rafiganj
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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