# Ghusuru Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Ghusuru

Ghusuru is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,373 people in 305 households**, the 30th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,373people (2011)
- 305households
- 61.6%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghusuru

Of every 100 households in Ghusuru in 2011, 54 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghusuru · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**52%

Tap water ****6%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**16%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****36%**

**34%

Television ****33%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**19%

Own their home ****39%**

**78%

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 Ghusuru?

■ Ghusuru · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**966

Working population ****40.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 52.7% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 390 (70%) · **■** Marginal 157 (28%)

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 Naxalbari

- Barajharu1,465 people
- Fakna1,424 people
- Omi1,410 people
- Birsing1,380 people
- Lohasing1,363 people
- Manjha Tea Garden1,323 people
- Damdama1,294 people
- Sebdella1,276 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghusuru?1,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghusuru in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghusuru?61.6% (Census 2011)