# Kustia Village, Sonarpur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kustia

Kustia is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,159 people in 496 households**, the 33rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,159people (2011)
- 496households
- 72.5%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kustia

Of every 100 households in Kustia in 2011, 81 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kustia · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**18%

Tap water ****91%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**73%

Use banking services ****45%**

**52%

Television ****54%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kustia?

■ Kustia · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**969

Working population ****31.4%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 66.2% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (18%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 405 (60%) · **■** Marginal 59 (9%)

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 Sonarpur

- Bamangachhi2,332 people
- Mukundapur2,326 people
- Dihi2,291 people
- Natagachhi2,266 people
- Langalber2,058 people
- Jagatipata2,053 people
- Samukpota2,021 people
- Hogalkuria1,993 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kustia?2,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kustia in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kustia?72.5% (Census 2011)