# Gusumba Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Gusumba

Gusumba is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,276 people in 1,133 households**, the 8th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 5,276people (2011)
- 1,133households
- 70.8%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gusumba

Of every 100 households in Gusumba in 2011, 41 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gusumba · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**54%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**27%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****58%**

**60%

Television ****21%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**33%

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 Gusumba?

■ Gusumba · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**966

Working population ****34.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 63.7% for women. 64% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 812 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (33%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 320 (18%) · **■** Marginal 35 (2%)

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 Katwa - I

- Bandmura8,074 people
- Sudpur7,328 people
- Kaithan7,101 people
- Churpuni6,256 people
- Ganfulia5,150 people
- Gidhgram4,781 people
- Jajigram4,471 people
- Kashigram3,814 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gusumba?5,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gusumba in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gusumba?70.8% (Census 2011)