# Phulkusma Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Phulkusma

Phulkusma is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,003 people in 921 households**, the 3rd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 4,003people (2011)
- 921households
- 77.1%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phulkusma

Of every 100 households in Phulkusma in 2011, 61 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Phulkusma · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**92%

Tap water ****12%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****74%**

**66%

Television ****40%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Phulkusma?

■ Phulkusma · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**930

Working population ****36.8%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 68.5% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (16%) · **■** Household industry 40 (3%) · **■** Other work 605 (41%) · **■** Marginal 411 (28%)

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 Raipur

- Matgoda5,197 people
- Mandankuli4,011 people
- Lurka3,084 people
- Kelepara2,463 people
- Sonagara2,395 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,268 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Phulkusma?4,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phulkusma in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Phulkusma?77.1% (Census 2011)