Kuskari Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kuskari is a village situated in Bansihari block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 694 families residing in the village Kuskari. The total population of Kuskari is 2,931 out of which 1,524 are males and 1,407 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kuskari is 923.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kuskari village is 390 which is 13% of the total population. There are 215 male children and 175 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kuskari is 814 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923) of Kuskari village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kuskari is 67.4%. Thus Kuskari village has a higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 72.65% and the female literacy rate is 61.77% in Kuskari village.

Population
2,931
Families
694
Literacy
67.38%
Sex Ratio
923

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

Kuskari Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 390 215 175
Literacy 67.38% 72.65% 61.77%
Scheduled Caste 474 247 227
Scheduled Tribe 257 138 119
Illiterate 1,219 573 646

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.8% of total population in Kuskari village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kuskari village out of total population, 1,045 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,045 workers engaged in Main Work, 223 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 424 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 978 858 120
Cultivators 223 221 2
Agriculture Labourer 424 371 53
Household Industries 50 24 26
Other Workers 281 242 39
Marginal Workers 67 22 45
Non Working 1,886 644 1,242

Map of Kuskari, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Kuskari, Bansihari

Below are the list of villages near Kuskari village in Bansihari.

Village Population
Mirpur 242
Hasamdipur 197
Saidpur 174
Biralipara 281
Gobindapur 830
Butihari 114
Sahabaddipur 377
Patara 1,200
Mangalpur 47
Jotmusak 143

Reference