# Kuskira Village, Gopikandar, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/gopikandar/kuskira/ Village · Gopikandar, Dumka # Kuskira Kuskira is a village in Gopikandar sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814145**. The 2011 Census counted **1,254 people in 276 households**, the 2nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 1,254people (2011) - 276households - 73.7%literacy - 814145PIN code ## Kuskira PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kuskira is 814145.** Kuskira falls in Gopikandar sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand. - PIN code814145 - Gram panchayatKusckira - Community development blockGopikandar - Census village code370526 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kuskira from nearby towns? - Dumka (district HQ)52 km by road - Dumka (nearest town)52 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 Kuskira? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kuskira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amrapara - ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Kuskira known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include n.a.. About 22% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kuskira Of every 100 households in Kuskira in 2011, 41 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kuskira · ■ Gopikandar rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **10% Toilet within the home ****8%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **94% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **99% Use banking services ****78%** **60% Television ****26%** **4% Mobile phone ****46%** **10% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****28%** **46% Own their home ****89%** **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 Kuskira? ■ Kuskira · ■ Gopikandar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259** **981 Working population ****45.9%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 162 (28%) · **■** Marginal 250 (43%) 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 Gopikandar - Gopikandar1,293 people - Kharni And Kharnibazar1,218 people - Ahrochua1,108 people - Karudih1,086 people - Ormo979 people [All 129 villages in Gopikandar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/gopikandar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuskira?814145 - How far is Kuskira from Dumka?52 km by road - What is the population of Kuskira?1,254 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuskira in?Dumka district (Gopikandar sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kuskira?73.7% (Census 2011)