By population, Kusma ranks #1 of 273 villages in Barhait mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kusma is a village of 3,913 people in 799 households (Census 2011) in Barhait block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the largest of 273 villages in Barhait block. Literacy is 50%, 17 points above the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 18 km from Sahri, the nearest town, 24 km from Barharwa Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816129, served by Taljhari post office; the LGD village code is 358681. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, 9 km away. The sarpanch is DEV SOREN, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 4,613 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kusma Santhali →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kusma · this village | 3,913 | 50% | — |
| Kadma · Barhait | 3,515 | 34% | 0 km N |
| Godma · Barhait | 129 | 35% | 0 km N |
| Baragarhi · Barhait | 919 | 53% | 1.5 km NE |
| Kusma Bazar · Barhait | 448 | 59% | 1.7 km N |
| Parerbathan · Barhait | 331 | 25% | 2.3 km E |
| Mugdi · Barhait | 811 | 24% | 2.9 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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