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About Kushmi Village

Kushmi is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 573 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721457, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushmi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721457
Area (hectares) 180.4 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 573
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kushmi compares

By the 2011 count Kushmi is the 45th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 180.4 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kushmi

Kushmi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kushmi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Krishnapur, Kuhura, Kundupara and Kunja Baghra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Kushmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushmi village had a population of 1,137. That makes it the 45th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Kushmi village has 573 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushmi has about 984 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Kushmi is 721457. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushmi covers 180.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kushmi falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kushmi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kushmi.

Kushmi is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kushmi today is likely to be higher.

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