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Kusabija is a village in Dobhi mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 7,236 across 1,113 households and a literacy rate of 37.1%. The village has one high school and uses PIN code 824220.
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- LGD code
- 256444
- Pincode
- 824220
- Post office
- Dobhi
- Population
- 7,236
- Households
- 1,113
- Literacy rate
- 37.1%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,108
- Distance to district centre
- 158 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 132 km
- Distance to Patna
- 120 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 416 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tankuppa · 29 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ujjwal Clinic · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kusabija compares
By population, Kusabija ranks #1 of 130 villages in Dobhi mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
37.1%
−6.6% vs mandal average
- Kusabija
- 37.1%
- Dobhi mandal
- 43.7%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+4 vs mandal average
- Kusabija
- 968
- Dobhi mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kusabija
- 6.5
- Dobhi mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kusabija at a glance
Kusabija is a village of 7,236 people in 1,113 households (Census 2011) in Dobhi block, Gaya district, Bihar, the largest of 130 villages in Dobhi block. Literacy is 37%, 7 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. It lies 158 km from the Gaya district centre, 48 km from Deo, the nearest town, 29 km from Tankuppa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824220, served by Dobhi post office; the LGD village code is 256444. Mapped within or next to the village: high school. The village votes in Mahnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umesh Singh Kushwaha. The population is estimated at 8,531 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kusabija
- 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)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,027
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 299.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 10.16
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kusabija
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Key facts — Kusabija
- LGD code
- 256444
- Pincode
- 824220
- Post office
- Dobhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,236
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,531
- Households
- 1,113
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 37.1%
- Coordinates
- 24.53764°N, 84.89540°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mahnar
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Umesh Singh Kushwaha
- Block / Mandal
- Dobhi
Getting there
How to reach Kusabija
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna120 kmcapital
- Kolkata416 km
- Delhi888 km
- Hyderabad1037 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTankuppa29 km
- Bus stopBus to Kolkata19 km
- Hospital / PHCUjjwal Clinic2 km
- ATM / bankUnion bank19 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum19 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Management (IIM) Bodhgaya Main Gate17 km
- Police stationRafiganj Police41 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ High school
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kusabija
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Jayram Giri High SchoolHigh school<1 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)