# Kushunda Village, Santuri, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santuri, Puruliya 

# Kushunda

Kushunda is a village in Santuri sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **506 people in 100 households**, the 55th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 506people (2011)
- 100households
- 63.1%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kushunda

Of every 100 households in Kushunda in 2011, 7 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kushunda · ■ Santuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**67%

Use banking services ****60%**

**52%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 Kushunda?

■ Kushunda · ■ Santuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**973

Working population ****60.1%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 47.3% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 72 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (20%) · **■** Marginal 149 (49%)

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 Santuri

- Pachandapur541 people
- Pirargorya538 people
- Krishtapur537 people
- Matidundra524 people
- Beliapur498 people
- Kendthol476 people
- Hansdima469 people
- Chandurdi463 people

[All 103 villages in Santuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/santuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kushunda?506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushunda in?Puruliya district (Santuri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kushunda?63.1% (Census 2011)