About Kusumtikri Village

Kusumtikri is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 563 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusumtikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusumtikri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Jaipur
Pincode	723201
Area (hectares)	102.6 hectares
Population	1,060
Male Population	563
Female Population	497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kusumtikri compares

By the 2011 count Kusumtikri is the 42nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 102.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kusumtikri

Kusumtikri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kusumtikri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kusumtikri from other places

Kusumtikri lies about 54 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 3.1 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 Kusumtikri
Nearest railway station	Barlanga	3.1 km
Nearest town	Chitarpur	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaipur	31 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	54 km

Villages closest to Kusumtikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaipur 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 Kusumtikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusumtikri village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Kusumtikri village has 563 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusumtikri has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kusumtikri is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusumtikri covers 102.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kusumtikri falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kusumtikri is Barlanga, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kusumtikri.

Kusumtikri is about 54 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusumtikri is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Barlanga is about 3.1 km away. Chitarpur is about 26 km away. Jaipur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.