# Kusumbar Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kusumbar

Kusumbar is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 148 households**, the 138th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 566people (2011)
- 148households
- 66.9%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kusumbar

Of every 100 households in Kusumbar in 2011, 75 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kusumbar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****69%**

**41%

Television ****36%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**26%

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 Kusumbar?

■ Kusumbar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1310**

**965

Working population ****41.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 58.3% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 78 (33%)

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 Balurghat

- Mamna590 people
- Asair588 people
- Jotejagat585 people
- Narayanpur573 people
- Sanapara564 people
- Chak Farid560 people
- Bangalipur559 people
- Talmandira555 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kusumbar?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusumbar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kusumbar?66.9% (Census 2011)