# Kusidha Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Kusidha

Kusidha is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,560 people in 1,108 households**, the 6th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 4,560people (2011)
- 1,108households
- 61.9%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kusidha

Of every 100 households in Kusidha in 2011, 44 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kusidha · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**77%

Tap water ****27%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**24%

Television ****25%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kusidha?

■ Kusidha · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**954

Working population ****37.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 58.0% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 544 (31%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 445 (26%) · **■** Marginal 537 (31%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Rangaipur6,002 people
- Uttar Rampur5,575 people
- Dakshin Mahendrapur5,571 people
- Dakshin Harishchandrapur5,365 people
- Bairat4,412 people
- Gangnadia4,316 people
- Srichandrapur4,250 people
- Gochia4,211 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kusidha?4,560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusidha in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kusidha?61.9% (Census 2011)