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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Arti Kisku
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- LGD code
- 369749
- Pincode
- 814145
- Post office
- Nonihat
- Population
- 360
- Households
- 60
- Literacy rate
- 54.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1057 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 103
Census 2011 · in context
How Kusmaha compares
By population, Kusmaha ranks #175 of 512 villages in Jarmundi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.2%
+6.5% vs mandal average
Kusmaha54.2%
Jarmundi mandal47.7%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,057
+87 vs mandal average
Kusmaha1,057
Jarmundi mandal970
Household size
people per home
6.0
+1.0 vs mandal average
Kusmaha6.0
Jarmundi mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kusmaha at a glance
Kusmaha is a village of 360 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Jarmundi block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 175th-largest of 512 villages in Jarmundi block. Literacy is 54%, 7 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,057 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814145, served by Nonihat post office; the LGD village code is 369749. The sarpanch is Arti Kisku, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 424 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kusmaha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TETRIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 60.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.14
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kusmaha
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Key facts — Kusmaha
- LGD code
- 369749
- Pincode
- 814145
- Post office
- Nonihat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 360
- Population (projected 2026)
- 424
- Households
- 60
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1057
- Literacy rate
- 54.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jarmundi
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Kunwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Arti Kisku
- Block / Mandal
- Jarmundi
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- 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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