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- LGD code
- 442345
- Pincode
- 491332
- Post office
- Berla
- Population
- 4,835
- Households
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 60.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1037 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,753
- Distance to district centre
- 308 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 317 km
- Distance to Raipur
- 306 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 670 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bharsendi · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bangali Hospital · 25 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kusmi compares
By population, Kusmi ranks #2 of 97 villages in Berla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.6%
+2.5% vs mandal average
Kusmi60.6%
Berla mandal58.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,037
+24 vs mandal average
Kusmi1,037
Berla mandal1,013
Household size
people per home
5.2
Same as the mandal average
Kusmi5.2
Berla mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kusmi at a glance
Kusmi is a village of 4,835 people in 934 households (Census 2011) in Berla tehsil, Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh, the 2nd-largest of 97 villages in Berla tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,037 women per 1,000 men. It lies 308 km from the Bemetara district centre, 8 km from Bharsendi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 491332, served by Berla post office; the LGD village code is 442345. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bangali Hospital, 25 km away. The village votes in Arang assembly constituency, represented by MLA Guru Khushwant Saheb. The population is estimated at 5,700 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kusmi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BERLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KUSMI
- Total area (ha)
- 1,446.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 680.95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kusmi
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Key facts — Kusmi
- LGD code
- 442345
- Pincode
- 491332
- Post office
- Berla
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,835
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,700
- Households
- 934
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1037
- Literacy rate
- 60.6%
- Coordinates
- 23.98630°N, 81.99134°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arang
- Member of Parliament
- Brijmohan Agrawal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Guru Khushwant Saheb
- Block / Mandal
- Berla
Getting there
How to reach Kusmi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Raipur306 kmcapital
- Kolkata670 km
- Delhi701 km
- Hyderabad819 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBharsendi8 km
- Hospital / PHCBangali Hospital25 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
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