# Kusumtala Village, Namkhana – Population & Literacy

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Village · Namkhana, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kusumtala

Kusumtala is a village in Namkhana sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,663 people in 1,289 households**, the 17th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 5,663people (2011)
- 1,289households
- 87.6%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kusumtala

Of every 100 households in Kusumtala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kusumtala · ■ Namkhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**26%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**37%

Own their home ****86%**

**92%

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 Kusumtala?

■ Kusumtala · ■ Namkhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**959

Working population ****36.1%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 82.1% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 973 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (17%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 188 (9%) · **■** Marginal 515 (25%)

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 Namkhana

- Shibpur6,269 people
- Sibnagar Abad6,045 people
- Phatikpur5,888 people
- Dakshin Chandranagar5,719 people
- Dakshin Durgapur5,439 people
- Radhanagar5,292 people
- Budhakhali5,195 people
- Rajnagar5,055 people

[All 39 villages in Namkhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/namkhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kusumtala?5,663 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusumtala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Namkhana sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kusumtala?87.6% (Census 2011)