# Kushtara Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kushtara

Kushtara is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **667 people in 138 households**, the 81st largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 667people (2011)
- 138households
- 81.5%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kushtara

Of every 100 households in Kushtara in 2011, 75 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kushtara · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****8%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**70%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kushtara?

■ Kushtara · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**954

Working population ****41.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 74.4% for women. 60% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (13%) · **■** Marginal 201 (73%)

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 - II

- Goaltore693 people
- Banribot691 people
- Betjharia691 people
- Bara Patasol680 people
- Chekuasol651 people
- Baramasia649 people
- Dhobasol627 people
- Shuribanka617 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kushtara?667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushtara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kushtara?81.5% (Census 2011)