# Kushma Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Kushma

Kushma is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **817 people in 163 households**, the 79th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 817people (2011)
- 163households
- 74.8%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kushma

Of every 100 households in Kushma in 2011, 42 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kushma · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**65%

Use banking services ****42%**

**60%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kushma?

■ Kushma · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1227**

**943

Working population ****38.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 62.9% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 72 (23%) · **■** Marginal 21 (7%)

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 Barjora

- Radhakantapur849 people
- Jaysinghapur827 people
- Krishnabati827 people
- Oltara827 people
- Bahara Khuliya814 people
- Murakata812 people
- Enayetpur784 people
- Muktatar782 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kushma?817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushma in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kushma?74.8% (Census 2011)