# Kusumgram Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Kusumgram

Kusumgram is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,707 people in 2,521 households**, the 1st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 11,707people (2011)
- 2,521households
- 73.7%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kusumgram

Of every 100 households in Kusumgram in 2011, 49 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kusumgram · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**52%

Tap water ****43%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**88%

Use banking services ****65%**

**68%

Television ****37%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kusumgram?

■ Kusumgram · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**968

Working population ****34.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 69.4% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,590 (40%) · **■** Household industry 234 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,463 (37%) · **■** Marginal 403 (10%)

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 Manteswar

- Monteswar9,331 people
- Raigram7,185 people
- Kulut7,104 people
- Putsuri6,806 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kusumgram?11,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusumgram in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kusumgram?73.7% (Census 2011)