Kusmara Explained

Kusmara
Other Name:Kushmara
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.1167°N 96°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mainpuri
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:9091
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:UP

Kusmara is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Name

According to Paul Whalley, the name Kusmārā comes from the name of the kusum tree.[1]

Demographics

India census,[2] Kusmara had a population of 9,091. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kusmara has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%:

References

See main article: puri district.

Notes and References

  1. Whalley . Paul . Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 1 . The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society . 1926 . 3 . 2 . 1–60 . 22 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.