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Kusahar

Sidhwalia mandal
Pincode 841423
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Kusahar is a village in Sidhwalia mandal, Gopalganj district, Bihar, with a population of 6,383 distributed across 975 households. The literacy rate is 48.8%.

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LGD code
231137
Pincode
841423
Post office
Sidhwalia
Population
6,383
Households
975
Literacy rate
48.8%
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,589
Distance to district centre
190 km
Distance to mandal centre
183 km
Distance to Patna
212 km
Distance to Kolkata
449 km
Nearest railway station
Lalitgram · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Balua Bazar · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kusahar compares

By population, Kusahar ranks #5 of 50 villages in Sidhwalia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.8%
+0.2% vs mandal average
Kusahar
48.8%
Sidhwalia mandal
48.6%
Gopalganj district
54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
928
−76 vs mandal average
Kusahar
928
Sidhwalia mandal
1,004
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.6 vs mandal average
Kusahar
6.5
Sidhwalia mandal
5.9

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

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Kusahar at a glance

Kusahar is a village of 6,383 people in 975 households (Census 2011) in Sidhwalia block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 5th-largest of 50 villages in Sidhwalia block. Literacy is 49%, about the same as the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 928 women per 1,000 men. It lies 190 km from the Gopalganj district centre, 3 km from Patraha, the nearest town, 8 km from Lalitgram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841423, served by Sidhwalia post office; the LGD village code is 231137. The nearest hospital or health centre is Balua Bazar, 4 km away. The village votes in Sheohar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shweta Gupta. The population is estimated at 7,526 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kushahar

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Kusahar · this village6,38349%
Kusahar · Basantpur5,90540%0 km N
Kusahar · Sheosagar90255%0 km N
Kusahar · Ishupur00 km N
Ghoraghat · Dobhi3,92551%1.5 km N
Ghoraghat · Forbesganj5,93041%1.5 km N
Lalpurgot · Basantpur3,43942%2.2 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kusahar

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
No
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
2
Primary school
2
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
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
Yes
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
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BARAULI
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
33
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KUSAHAR
Total area (ha)
299
Irrigated area (ha)
217.6
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Kusahar

LGD code
231137
Pincode
841423
Post office
Sidhwalia
Population (Census 2011)
6,383
Population (projected 2026)
7,526
Households
975
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
928
Literacy rate
48.8%
Coordinates
26.42714°N, 87.04938°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sheohar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sheohar
Member of Parliament
Lovely Anand
Member of Legislative Assembly
Shweta Gupta
Block / Mandal
Sidhwalia
Getting there

How to reach Kusahar

Mandal centre
Sidhwalia · ≈ 183 km
≈ 6 h 16 min by car · 7 h 26 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gopalganj · ≈ 190 km
≈ 6 h 30 min by car · 7 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,089 people
Patraha · ≈ 2.6 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna212 kmcapital
  • Kolkata449 km
  • Delhi1000 km
  • Hyderabad1337 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLalitgram8 km
  • Hospital / PHCBalua Bazar4 km
  • ATM / banksbi india21 km
  • CollegeMillat College Birpur10 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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