Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah
# Kushol

Kushol is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 963 people in 204 households, the 57th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.
- 963 people (2011)
- 204 households
- 42.0% literacy
- 881 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kushol

Of every 100 households in Kushol in 2011, 28 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kushol · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 28% 23%
- Toilet within the home 2% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 83%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 53% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 8% 15%
- Television 7% 6%
- Mobile phone 24% 28%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 44%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kushol?

■ Kushol · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.0% 54.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 881 928
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 974 957
- Working population 30.0% 31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.4% for men and 35.9% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 94 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 21 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 46 (16%) · ■ Marginal 127 (44%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Harischandrapur - II
- Uttar Bhakuria 1,350 people
- Dakshin Mukundapur 1,220 people
- Hulaspur 1,138 people
- Kankania 1,002 people
- Maslandapur 929 people
- Raghabpur 849 people
- Bhuna 782 people
- Uttar Bejpura 735 people

All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Kushol? 963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushol in? Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kushol? 42.0% (Census 2011)

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