# Kushman Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kushman

Kushman is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,876 people in 413 households**, the 41st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,876people (2011)
- 413households
- 83.2%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kushman

Of every 100 households in Kushman in 2011, 43 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kushman · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**57%

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

**50%

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

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**37%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kushman?

■ Kushman · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**959

Working population ****38.1%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 76.8% for women. 67% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (38%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 70 (10%) · **■** Marginal 131 (18%)

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 Ghatal

- Jalshara2,183 people
- Srimantapur2,173 people
- Natukjaykrishnapur2,011 people
- Mandaria2,010 people
- Konora1,826 people
- Jaybag1,812 people
- Lakshanpur1,800 people
- Raghunathpur1,773 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kushman?1,876 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushman in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kushman?83.2% (Census 2011)