# Kusuk Village, Palin, Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palin, Kurung Kumey 

# Kusuk

Kusuk is a village in Palin sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **73 people in 16 households**, the 46th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 73people (2011)
- 16households
- 58.7%literacy
- 1,086females per 1,000 males

## Kusuk PIN code and other codes

Kusuk falls in Palin sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalin
- Census village code265203

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kusuk from nearby towns?

- Palin (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ)94 km by road
- Palin (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kusuk?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kusuk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jullong
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kusuk known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kusuk

Of every 100 households in Kusuk in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusuk · ■ Palin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**65%

Tap water ****94%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****65%**

**57%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kusuk?

■ Kusuk · ■ Palin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**932

Working population ****68.5%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 54.5% for women. 69% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 29 (58%) · **■** Other work 4 (8%) · **■** Marginal 17 (34%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palin

- Pungmi85 people
- Bugdu82 people
- Yapap Bogu79 people
- Choba75 people
- Yerlo73 people
- Lengba72 people
- Tapaha72 people
- Gello Tabiang69 people

[All 71 villages in Palin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/kurung-kumey/palin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusuk from Koloriang?94 km by road
- What is the population of Kusuk?73 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusuk in?Kurung Kumey district (Palin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kusuk?58.7% (Census 2011)