# Uttar Kusum, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Uttar Kusum

Uttar Kusum is a town in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **10,716 people** in 2,034 households. Literacy was 65.7%.

- 10,716people (2011)
- 2,034households
- 65.7%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Population of Uttar Kusum

■ Uttar Kusum · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**957

Working population ****27.4%**

**36.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Kusum

Of every 100 households in Uttar Kusum in 2011, 18 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Kusum · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**13%

Tap water ****7%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**28%

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

**37%

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

**44%

Use banking services ****4%**

**60%

Television ****2%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****67%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**84%

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 people in Uttar Kusum work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,127 (38%) · **■** Household industry 133 (5%) · **■** Farming 279 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,396 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Kusum?10,716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Kusum in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal