# Kushtor Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Kushtor

Kushtor is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,459 people in 617 households**, the 10th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,459people (2011)
- 617households
- 66.5%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kushtor

Of every 100 households in Kushtor in 2011, 21 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kushtor · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**18%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****18%**

**23%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kushtor?

■ Kushtor · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**963

Working population ****36.4%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 56.2% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 96 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 538 (60%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 127 (14%) · **■** Marginal 118 (13%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Basudebpur2,865 people
- Brahmanbahara2,741 people
- Ulkunda2,704 people
- Prajapara2,472 people
- Bara Akulpur2,224 people
- Kamarhati2,096 people
- Birnagar1,931 people
- Beja1,882 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kushtor?2,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushtor in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kushtor?66.5% (Census 2011)