# Kustor Village, Mejhia, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Kustor

Kustor is a village in Mejhia sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,278 people in 582 households**, the 4th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,278people (2011)
- 582households
- 57.0%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kustor

Of every 100 households in Kustor in 2011, 14 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kustor · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**52%

Use banking services ****40%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kustor?

■ Kustor · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**937

Working population ****36.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 39.5% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 358 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (22%) · **■** Other work 133 (11%) · **■** Marginal 435 (37%)

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 Mejhia

- Mejhia5,308 people
- Tarapur4,611 people
- Shyamapur3,362 people
- Jemua3,267 people
- Japamali3,132 people
- Gopalganja3,123 people
- Kshiraitor3,122 people

[All 75 villages in Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kustor?3,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kustor in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kustor?57.0% (Census 2011)