Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara
# Kusumdhana

Kusumdhana is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 299 people in 63 households, the 159th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.
- 299 people (2011)
- 63 households
- 53.7% literacy
- 1,007 females per 1,000 males

## Kusumdhana PIN code and other codes

Kusumdhana falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Mohkhed
- Census village code 495190

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

## How far is Kusumdhana from nearby towns?
- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 41 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town) 41 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kusumdhana?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Umaranala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kusumdhana known for?

About 40% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kusumdhana

Of every 100 households in Kusumdhana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusumdhana · ■ Mohkhed rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 75%
- Toilet within the home 0% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 85%
- Tap water 0% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 8% 43%
- Television 3% 25%
- Mobile phone 19% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 39% 39%
- Own their home 100% 93%

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

## What is the population of Kusumdhana?

■ Kusumdhana · ■ Mohkhed rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.7% 71.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 964 953
- Working population 58.9% 52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 34.1% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 143 (81%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mohkhed
- Pathrashivlal 330 people
- Vijaygarh 327 people
- Khari 321 people
- Jaitpur Khurd 318 people
- Salimeta 291 people
- Devardha 280 people
- Tansara Ryt. 275 people
- Chindboh 249 people

All 183 villages in Mohkhed

## Quick answers
- How far is Kusumdhana from Chhindwara? 41 km by road
- What is the population of Kusumdhana? 299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusumdhana in? Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kusumdhana? 53.7% (Census 2011)

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