# Kuskari Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kuskari

Kuskari is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,931 people in 694 households**, the 5th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 2,931people (2011)
- 694households
- 67.4%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kuskari

Of every 100 households in Kuskari in 2011, 46 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kuskari · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****22%**

**32%

Television ****25%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**29%

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 Kuskari?

■ Kuskari · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**972

Working population ****35.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 61.8% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 223 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 424 (41%) · **■** Household industry 50 (5%) · **■** Other work 281 (27%) · **■** Marginal 67 (6%)

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 Bansihari

- Bagduar5,003 people
- Buniadpur4,424 people
- Elahabad4,220 people
- Sibpur3,068 people
- Karai2,818 people
- Baragram2,556 people
- Barail2,506 people
- Aligara2,417 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kuskari?2,931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuskari in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kuskari?67.4% (Census 2011)