# Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal) – Villages List

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Sub-district · Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal 

# Kushmundi

Kushmundi is a sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **198,752 people**, no towns and 231 villages (228 inhabited). The largest village is Nahit (4,630 people).

- 198,752people (2011)
- 231villages
- 0towns
- 65.4%literacy

## Population of Kushmundi compared with Dakshin Dinajpur

■ Kushmundi · ■ Dakshin Dinajpur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**957

Working population ****38.1%**

**41.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kushmundi

Of every 100 households in Kushmundi in 2011, 27 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kushmundi · ■ Dakshin Dinajpur district

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**61%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

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

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****18%**

**34%

Television ****12%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**28%

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).

## Largest villages in Kushmundi

- Nahit · 4,630 people
- Kushmundi · 3,948 people
- Karangi · 3,772 people
- Kasba · 3,710 people
- Ukhalia · 3,432 people
- Sarala · 2,848 people
- Chandipur · 2,627 people
- Berail · 2,459 people
- Chausa · 2,432 people
- Udaypur · 2,378 people
- Lohaganja · 2,367 people
- Jarail · 2,333 people
- Lakshmipur · 2,268 people
- Dehabanda · 2,161 people
- Panchhata · 2,023 people
- Betahar · 1,942 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kushmundi?231 (228 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushmundi in?Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Kushmundi?198,752 (Census 2011)