Village · Maheshpur, Pakur
# Kusumdanga

Kusumdanga is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816107. The 2011 Census counted 43 people in 9 households, the 312th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.
- 43 people (2011)
- 9 households
- 36.1% literacy
- 816107 PIN code

## Kusumdanga PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kusumdanga is 816107. Kusumdanga falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816107
- Gram panchayat Shahargram
- Community development block Maheshpur
- Census village code 360499

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kusumdanga from nearby towns?
- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Pakaur (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Pakaur (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kusumdanga?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kusumdanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rahaspur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pakur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kusumdanga known for?

The main crops are rice. About 32% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kusumdanga

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

■ Kusumdanga · ■ Maheshpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 8%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86%
- Use banking services 0% 22%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 0% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 78% 28%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kusumdanga?

■ Kusumdanga · ■ Maheshpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 36.1% 52.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 720 989
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 987
- Working population 72.1% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.6% for men and 20.0% for women. 72% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (94%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Maheshpur
- Mirpur 74 people
- Saratpur 72 people
- Sadanandpur 67 people
- Sitanathpur 51 people
- Bajotola 38 people
- Khusaldara 37 people
- Madhopur Urf Patharchali 31 people
- Baghmarapahari 29 people

All 345 villages in Maheshpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kusumdanga? 816107
- How far is Kusumdanga from Pakaur? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Kusumdanga? 43 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusumdanga in? Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kusumdanga? 36.1% (Census 2011)

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