# Kushta Bk. Village, Achalpur, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/achalpur/kushta-bk/ Village · Achalpur, Amravati # Kushta Bk. Kushta Bk. is a village in Achalpur sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,547 people in 405 households**, the 29th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%. - 1,547people (2011) - 405households - 88.7%literacy - 900females per 1,000 males ## Kushta Bk. PIN code and other codes Kushta Bk. falls in Achalpur sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAchalpur - Census village code531977 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kushta Bk. from nearby towns? - Achalpur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)80 km by road - Achalpur (nearest town)30 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 Kushta Bk.? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kushta Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shibdi Bk - ○Degree college10+ km · Anjangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anjangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kushta Bk. known for? About 96% of the 455 hectares of village land is sown, and 342 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 Kushta Bk. Of every 100 households in Kushta Bk. in 2011, 81 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kushta Bk. · ■ Achalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **78% Toilet within the home ****62%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **47% Tap water ****87%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **82% Use banking services ****65%** **51% Television ****55%** **43% Mobile phone ****54%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **92% 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 Kushta Bk.? ■ Kushta Bk. · ■ Achalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%** **87.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767** **944 Working population ****41.6%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 84.1% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 436 (68%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (7%) · **■** Marginal 60 (9%) 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 Achalpur - Mhasona1,642 people - Bhilona1,598 people - Yevata1,580 people - Hanawatkheda1,553 people - Belkheda1,536 people - Sawali Datura1,507 people - Kolha1,459 people - Wazzar1,425 people [All 171 villages in Achalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/achalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kushta Bk. from Amravati?80 km by road - What is the population of Kushta Bk.?1,547 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kushta Bk. in?Amravati district (Achalpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kushta Bk.?88.7% (Census 2011)