# Khar Kusum Village, Garbeta - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khar Kusum

Khar Kusum is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,428 people in 973 households**, the 1st largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 5,428people (2011)
- 973households
- 65.4%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khar Kusum

Of every 100 households in Khar Kusum in 2011, 46 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khar Kusum · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**69%

Tap water ****78%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**87%

Use banking services ****61%**

**62%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Khar Kusum?

■ Khar Kusum · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

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

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**951

Working population ****39.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 62.6% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 600 (28%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 364 (17%) · **■** Marginal 994 (46%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Lapuria4,787 people
- Bhedua Sahebdanga3,504 people
- Keshia3,398 people
- Mohanpur3,188 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khar Kusum?5,428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khar Kusum in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khar Kusum?65.4% (Census 2011)