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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANIL LUGUN
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- LGD code
- 376797
- Pincode
- 835201
- Post office
- Bano
- Population
- 413
- Households
- 68
- Literacy rate
- 51.8%
- Sex ratio
- 894 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 204
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Kusum ची तुलना
By population, Kusum ranks #70 of 93 villages in Bano mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.8%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Kusum
- 51.8%
- Bano mandal
- 52.9%
- Simdega district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
894
−125 vs mandal average
- Kusum
- 894
- Bano mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
6.1
+1.1 vs mandal average
- Kusum
- 6.1
- Bano mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kusum एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Kusum हे झारखंडच्या सिमडेगा जिल्ह्यातील Bano ब्लॉकमधील 413 लोकसंख्येचे 68 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Bano ब्लॉकमधील 93 गावांत 70वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 52% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 53% पेक्षा 1 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 894 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 835201 आहे, Bano पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 376797 आहे. सरपंच ANIL LUGUN आहेत; गाव Tamar विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Vikas Kumar Munda. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 487, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kusum
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- SIMDEGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 68
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 68
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BADKADUEL
- Total area (ha)
- 235
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 19.91
- Forest area (ha)
- 6.65
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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मुख्य माहिती — Kusum
- LGD code
- 376797
- Pincode
- 835201
- Post office
- Bano
- Population (Census 2011)
- 413
- Population (projected 2026)
- 487
- Households
- 68
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 894
- Literacy rate
- 51.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamar
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikas Kumar Munda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANIL LUGUN
- Block / Mandal
- Bano
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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