About Kushmundi Village

Kushmundi is a large village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,948, made up of 1,999 males and 1,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushmundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushmundi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Kushmundi
Pincode	733132
Area (hectares)	239.2 hectares
Population	3,948
Male Population	1,999
Female Population	1,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kushmundi compares

By the 2011 count Kushmundi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 239.2 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kushmundi

Kushmundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kushmundi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kushmundi from other places

Kushmundi lies about 31 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalimgaon, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kushmundi
Nearest town	Kāliyāganj	13 km
Nearest railway station	Dalimgaon	13 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	31 km

Villages closest to Kushmundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kushmundi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kushmundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushmundi village had a population of 3,948. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Kushmundi village has 1,999 males and 1,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushmundi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kushmundi is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushmundi covers 239.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kushmundi falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kushmundi is Dalimgaon, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kushmundi.

Kushmundi is about 31 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushmundi is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Kāliyāganj is about 13 km away. Dalimgaon is about 13 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.