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About Kushjuri Village

Kushjuri is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,252, made up of 625 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushjuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushjuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 337.91 hectares
Population 1,252
Male Population 625
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kushjuri compares

By the 2011 count Kushjuri is the 43rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 337.91 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kushjuri

Kushjuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kushjuri 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kharnni, Krishtaganj, Kuardi and Kultore. 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 Kushjuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushjuri village had a population of 1,252. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Kushjuri village has 625 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushjuri has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kushjuri is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushjuri covers 337.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kushjuri falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kushjuri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Kushjuri.

Kushjuri is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Kushjuri today is likely to be higher.

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