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Kusaha

कुसहा
Azamnagar mandal
Pincode 855113
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LGD code
225148
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population
2,001
Households
436
Literacy rate
42.7%
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000♂
Workers
544
Distance to district centre
85 km
Distance to mandal centre
28 km
Distance to Patna
272 km
Distance to Kolkata
339 km
Nearest railway station
Bhawanipur Bihar · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Salmari · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kusaha compares

By population, Kusaha ranks #58 of 234 villages in Azamnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.7%
+4.5% vs mandal average
Kusaha
42.7%
Azamnagar mandal
38.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
+23 vs mandal average
Kusaha
943
Azamnagar mandal
920
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
Kusaha
4.6
Azamnagar mandal
4.6

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

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Kusaha at a glance

Kusaha is a village of 2,001 people in 436 households (Census 2011) in Azamnagar block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 58th-largest of 234 villages in Azamnagar block. Literacy is 43%, 5 points above the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 85 km from the Katihar district centre, 0 km from Kusaha, the nearest town, 2 km from Bhawanipur Bihar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855113, served by Salmari post office; the LGD village code is 225148. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Salmari, 3 km away. The village votes in Katihar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tarkishore Prasad. The population is estimated at 2,359 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Alampur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kusaha · this village2,00143%
Kusaha · Chenari00 km N
Kusaha · Jagdishpur69242%0 km N
Kusaha · Madanpur65458%0 km N
Kusaha · Goradih00 km N
Kusaha · Bhorey80663%0 km N
Kusaha · Tribeniganj3,17445%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kusaha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
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
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
49
Distance to district HQ (km)
49
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
ALAMPUR
Total area (ha)
116.8
Irrigated area (ha)
41.9
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Kusaha

LGD code
225148
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population (Census 2011)
2,001
Population (projected 2026)
2,359
Households
436
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
943
Literacy rate
42.7%
Coordinates
25.58367°N, 87.84747°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Katihar
Member of Parliament
Tariq Anwar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Tarkishore Prasad
Block / Mandal
Azamnagar
Getting there

How to reach Kusaha

Mandal centre
Azamnagar · ≈ 28 km
≈ 58 min by car · 1 h 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 85 km
≈ 2 h 54 min by car · 3 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,875 people
Kusaha · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna272 kmcapital
  • Kolkata339 km
  • Delhi1105 km
  • Hyderabad1329 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhawanipur Bihar2 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari23 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Salmari3 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India28 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance29 km
  • CollegeD S College27 km
  • Police stationPolice station28 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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