# Kusumtara Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kusumtara

Kusumtara is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 187 households**, the 85th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 748people (2011)
- 187households
- 72.3%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kusumtara

Of every 100 households in Kusumtara in 2011, 24 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusumtara · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**25%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

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 Kusumtara?

■ Kusumtara · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**951

Working population ****59.2%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 67.1% for women. 68% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 252 (57%)

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 Kumarganj

- Bhakla780 people
- Sulandapur780 people
- Gramtala778 people
- Chak Gopal761 people
- Bansipur744 people
- Tirali741 people
- Kutubpur738 people
- Neona730 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kusumtara?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusumtara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kusumtara?72.3% (Census 2011)