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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRATIMA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 255997
- Pincode
- 824206
- Post office
- Imamganj
- Population
- 366
- Households
- 81
- Literacy rate
- 45.4%
- Sex ratio
- 937 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 196
Census 2011 · in context
How Kusmahi compares
By population, Kusmahi ranks #142 of 196 villages in Imamganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.4%
−3.4% vs mandal average
- Kusmahi
- 45.4%
- Imamganj mandal
- 48.8%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−8 vs mandal average
- Kusmahi
- 937
- Imamganj mandal
- 945
Household size
people per home
4.5
−1.5 vs mandal average
- Kusmahi
- 4.5
- Imamganj mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kusmahi at a glance
Kusmahi is a village of 366 people in 81 households (Census 2011) in Imamganj block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 142nd-largest of 196 villages in Imamganj block. Literacy is 45%, 3 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824206, served by Imamganj post office; the LGD village code is 255997. The sarpanch is PRATIMA DEVI, and the village votes in Mahua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 432 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kusmahi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 62
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bikopur
- Total area (ha)
- 56
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kusmahi
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Key facts — Kusmahi
- LGD code
- 255997
- Pincode
- 824206
- Post office
- Imamganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 366
- Population (projected 2026)
- 432
- Households
- 81
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 937
- Literacy rate
- 45.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mahua
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRATIMA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Imamganj
- Nearest bank
- Uttar Buhar Gramin Bank (2.0 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)