Kustia Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kustia is a village situated in Sonarpur block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 496 families residing in the village Kustia. The total population of Kustia is 2,159 out of which 1,042 are males and 1,117 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kustia is 1,072.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kustia village is 295 which is 14% of the total population. There are 150 male children and 145 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kustia is 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,072) of Kustia village.

Population
2,159
Families
496
Literacy
72.48%
Sex Ratio
1,072

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kustia is 72.5%. Thus Kustia village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 79.37% and the female literacy rate is 66.15% in Kustia village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kustia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kustia Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kustia village.

Total Male Female
Children 295 150 145
Literacy 72.48% 79.37% 66.15%
Scheduled Caste 213 112 101
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 808 334 474

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kustia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kustia village out of total population, 677 were engaged in work activities. 91.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 677 workers engaged in Main Work, 69 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 121 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 618 557 61
Cultivators 69 60 9
Agriculture Labourer 121 117 4
Household Industries 23 11 12
Other Workers 405 369 36
Marginal Workers 59 31 28
Non Working 1,482 454 1,028

Nearby Villages to Kustia,

Below are the list of villages near Kustia village in Sonarpur.

Village Population
Makrampur 1,810
Sangur 3,962
Hasanpur 1,873
Nabhasan 1,712
Raypur 4,098
Kharigoda 1,214
Jafarpur 1,129
Benebou 2,707
Jardaha 1,457
Natagachhi 2,266

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