# Kuksimla Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Kuksimla

Kuksimla is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,399 people in 582 households**, the 35th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,399people (2011)
- 582households
- 74.1%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kuksimla

Of every 100 households in Kuksimla in 2011, 43 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kuksimla · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**24%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kuksimla?

■ Kuksimla · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**970

Working population ****46.6%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 67.1% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 257 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (26%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (9%) · **■** Marginal 456 (41%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Sardanga2,546 people
- Sarangpur2,531 people
- Barapara2,511 people
- Madhupur2,468 people
- Khar Dattapara2,359 people
- Hatsiuri2,279 people
- Simla2,257 people
- Jajneswarpur2,202 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kuksimla?2,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuksimla in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kuksimla?74.1% (Census 2011)