# Kusthan Village, Bihariganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/bihariganj/kusthan/ Village · Bihariganj, Madhepura # Kusthan Kusthan is a village in Bihariganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code **852119**. The 2011 Census counted **7,408 people in 1,448 households**, the 6th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 7,408people (2011) - 1,448households - 50.9%literacy - 852119PIN code ## Kusthan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kusthan is 852119.** Kusthan falls in Bihariganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - PIN code852119 - Gram panchayatKusthan - Community development blockBihariganj - Census village code226083 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kusthan from nearby towns? - Madhepura (district HQ)40 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town)45 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 Kusthan? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kusthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bihariganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murligang - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter 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 Kusthan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kusthan Of every 100 households in Kusthan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kusthan · ■ Bihariganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **8% Toilet within the home ****13%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **77% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****32%** **32% Television ****7%** **9% Mobile phone ****42%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****37%** **31% Own their home ****95%** **98% 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 Kusthan? ■ Kusthan · ■ Bihariganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%** **57.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **933 Working population ****30.5%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.6% for men and 41.1% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (17%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 439 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,318 (58%) 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 Bihariganj - Bihariganj12,157 people - Madhukar Chak Parmanandpur9,814 people - Gamail9,662 people - Babhangawan8,643 people - Lachhmipur6,895 people - Baijnathpur6,604 people - Pararia6,078 people - Mohanpur Nisf5,995 people [All 23 villages in Bihariganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/bihariganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kusthan?852119 - How far is Kusthan from Madhepura?40 km by road - What is the population of Kusthan?7,408 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kusthan in?Madhepura district (Bihariganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kusthan?50.9% (Census 2011)