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- LGD code
- 423386
- Pincode
- 766003
- Population
- 447
- Households
- 124
- Literacy rate
- 55%
- Sex ratio
- 1118 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 232
- Distance to district centre
- 31 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 281 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 556 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sikarpai · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kusumsila compares
By population, Kusumsila ranks #110 of 283 villages in Sadar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.0%
+6.1% vs mandal average
- Kusumsila
- 55.0%
- Sadar mandal
- 48.9%
- Kalahandi district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,118
+117 vs mandal average
- Kusumsila
- 1,118
- Sadar mandal
- 1,001
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Kusumsila
- 3.6
- Sadar mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kusumsila at a glance
Kusumsila is a village of 447 people in 124 households (Census 2011) in Sadar block, Kalahandi district, Odisha, the 110th-largest of 283 villages in Sadar block. Literacy is 55%, 6 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,118 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Kalahandi district centre, 50 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 9 km from Sikarpai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 766003; the LGD village code is 423386. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 17 km away. The population is estimated at 527 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kusumsila · this village | 447 | 55% | — |
| Kusumasila · Kalyanasingpur | 289 | 22% | 0 km N |
| Narayanapur · Kalyanasingpur | 626 | 27% | 1.2 km N |
| Karalima · Kalyanasingpur | 48 | 31% | 1.2 km N |
| Karapa · Kalyanasingpur | 300 | 36% | 1.3 km W |
| Jarapa · Kalyanasingpur | 143 | 29% | 1.3 km W |
| Dumuripadar · Kalyanasingpur | 117 | 27% | 1.4 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kusumsila
- 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)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- 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
- BHAWANIPATNA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Medinipur
- Total area (ha)
- 156
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 49.77
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.49
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kusumsila
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Key facts — Kusumsila
- LGD code
- 423386
- Pincode
- 766003
- Population (Census 2011)
- 447
- Population (projected 2026)
- 527
- Households
- 124
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1118
- Literacy rate
- 55.0%
- Coordinates
- 19.45581°N, 83.28799°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Block / Mandal
- Sadar
Getting there
How to reach Kusumsila
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar281 kmcapital
- Hyderabad556 km
- Kolkata631 km
- Chennai778 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSikarpai9 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital17 km
- ATM / bankCorporation Bank33 km
- CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management38 km
- Police stationl. police station32 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 766003
Villages near Kusumsila
Other villages in Sadar mandal
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- Nasigaon
- Amatha
- Padiagaon
- Phatakamal
- Dumal
- Haladigarh
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Depur
- Madingpadar
- Kokadmal
- Latakabahali
- Thuapadar
- Tentulikhunti
- Goipita
- Turkel
- Dangaripadar
- Malgaon
- Themera
- Kalam
- Bileikuni
- Kandha Bando Pala
- Chahagaon
- Turpi
- Kusumkhunti
- Karlapada
- Budhipadar
- Bhangabari
- Sagada
- Kasakendu
- Tilajodi
- Risigaon
- Jajaldeipur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)