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Ner-Kusumba
village
Country India
StateMaharashtra
RegionWest India
DivisionNashik Division
DistrictDhule
TalukasDhule
Population
 (2001)
 • Total10,000 approx
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
424302
Telephone code02560
Nearest cityDhule
Literacy70%
Distance from Dhule20 kilometres (12 mi) North (Road)


Kusumba (Marathi:कुसुंबा) is a small and most beautiful village in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dhule taluka of Dhule District in Maharashtra.

Location edit

Kusumba village is located on the riverbank side of river Panzra. Nation Highway number 6 which starts from West End Hajira (Gujrat) and ends to East End Kolkata (West Bengal) passes through Kusumba Village. The distance of Kusumba village from Dhule city is about 20 Km.

History edit

The old Kusumba village was located to the river bank side of river Panzra which was lost due to the flood, that was occurred to Panzra river in between years 1945-1960(Actual year is not known). After that the village was relocated to some distance from the river bank Panzra, this newly situated village is the current Kusumba Village. The architectural structure of Kusumba village as a like have a cross line Road (Each road meets every another road in 90 degree) like Haddppa Sanskruti Desinged by Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. There is a very beautiful hemadpanthi temple of Kalmbeshwar (God Shiva) Near by panzra river which is very old.

Climate edit

Kusumba has three distinct seasons during the year: summer, winter, and the rainy season.

Temperature edit

The average annual maximum temperature is variable between 30-37 degrees Celsius and the average annual minimum is 20 degrees Celsius. March, April, May, and June are summer months in which climate is hot. May and June are the hottest months. In these months, sometimes temperature goes beyond 40 degrees celcius. Dusty and hot winds of medium velocity are common during summer months. Winter is starts from Octomber to February, when the temperature drops down to minimum of 20 degrees Celsius. Sometimes it drops upto 10-15 degrees Celsius.

Rainfall edit

Rainy season starts by mid-June and lasts till September. The nearest rain gauge station is at Dhule.

Kusumba once faced water scarcity in 1972.

Humidity edit

The air is dry during the rest of the year. the humidity is generally about 70% in the mansoon season while in summer season the relative humidity is about 20% at noon.

Cloudiness edit

The weather is heavily clouded during monsoon season.

About Kusumba Village edit

Kusumba is one of the major village from Dhule district in Maharashtra State. Kusumba pincode is 424302. Peoples from all caste like Maratha, Rajput, Bhill, Jain, Marwadi, Brahmin are living in the village. Most of the people from the Kusumba village are farmers. There are two collages named Aadarsh Vidyalaya and M.K.Shinde Jr. College in Kusumba providing education to students of kusumba village as well as students from other villages. The weekly day of bazar for kusumba village is Wens-day to where peoples from other villages also come to buy daily use things, vegetables and fruits, clothes. People from village speaks languages like Marathi , Hindi, Ahirani, Gujarati. Mangi-Tungi peaks which are holy-places to Jain peoples are near from the Kusumba Village. The Akkalpada Dam Which will provide water to agriculutral land as well as for drinking purpose when fully get constucted is also near to the Kusumba Village.

People edit

Dress edit

Dessing style in Kusumba village is very similar to other villages in Maharashtra. the dress of men, is of two parts/pieces, the one covering upper part above waist and the other covering lower part below waist. The dress pattern and the styles differ slightly in men from community to community and the change is more apparent in women. The men wear kurta or sadra that covers the upper part above waist. The elderly men wear Dhoti/Dhotar. Dhotar is white long cloth of generally 4 meters length and 1.2 m. width and worn below waist. Dhotar is typical attire that is wound and tied around the waist with knot of its corner; which certainly requires initial practice. the elderly men from villages wear cap mostly known as Gandhi Topi which is made from khadi.The younger generation wear shirts, trouser and paijama or pants. The shirt is locally called kurta or sadra.

Women across all castes wear saadi/saari and blouse. Saadis are available in 2 types as the one with 9 yard length and the other with 6 yards length. The elderly women of old generation prefer 9 yard saadis; whereas the younger generation prefers 6 yard saadis.

Jewellery and Ornaments edit

Glass bangles are worn as ornamental by women of all communities. Ornaments of gold and silver are also worn by women which are from rich families.The duplicate jewellery similar to gold available at cheap prices are also worn by peoples which are economically poor.

Transportation edit

There is no provision of train from Kusumba village to any other place as the railway route is not developed yet but you can surely go by MSRT buses as well as through private buses. For the train, anyone must have to come at Dhule city sothat from Dhule trains are available for various destinations. All buses traveling from Dhule-Navapur/Sakri/Surat/Ahemdabad and from Navapur/Sakri/Surat/Ahemdabad-Dhule take stop at Kusumba village.Daily buses and private cabs are available from kusumba to Dhule/Sakri.

Temple/Church/Mosque/Gurdwara edit

There is a very beautiful hemadpanthi temple of Kalmbeshwar (Shiva) Near by panzra river which is very old. Also in the village, people constructed Ram Mandir (Temple of lord Rama). There is also two mosque in Kusumba. There is no church and Gurudwara in Kusumba Village.

Festival edit

The festivals celebrated by the village peoples are Diwali, Dasara (Vijayadashami), Rama Navami, Raksha-Bandhan and Ramjan Id (Eid ul-Fitr).