# Kusturia Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kusturia

Kusturia is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 109 households**, the 115th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 485people (2011)
- 109households
- 79.0%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kusturia

Of every 100 households in Kusturia in 2011, 76 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kusturia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**62%

Television ****30%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kusturia?

■ Kusturia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**963

Working population ****28.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 75.1% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 15 (11%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 20 (14%)

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 Dantan - I

- Bahalia533 people
- Markundapur528 people
- Mirzapur514 people
- Kharakhai504 people
- Raisima Uttar483 people
- Madhu Baicha459 people
- Uchitpur432 people
- Gopalbar431 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kusturia?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusturia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kusturia?79.0% (Census 2011)