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Kusumgram

Coordinates: 23°23′26″N 88°08′01″E / 23.3905°N 88.1335°E / 23.3905; 88.1335
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Kusumgram
Village
Kusumgram is located in West Bengal
Kusumgram
Kusumgram
Location in West Bengal, India
Kusumgram is located in India
Kusumgram
Kusumgram
Kusumgram (India)
Coordinates: 23°23′26″N 88°08′01″E / 23.3905°N 88.1335°E / 23.3905; 88.1335
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,707
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713422(Kusumgram)
Telephone/STD code0342
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyManteswar
Websitebardhaman.gov.in

Kusumgram is a large village in Manteswar CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a Muslim majority village with 80 percent Muslims.

Demographics

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As per the 2011 Census of India Kusumgram had a total population of 11,707, of which 5,972 (51%) were males and 5,735 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,572. The total number of literates in Kusumgram was 7,470 (73.70% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Transport

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State Highway 8 running from Santaldi (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) and State Highway 15 running from Dainhat (in Purba Bardhaman district) to Gadiara (in Howrah district) cross at Kusumgram.[2]

Education

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Kusumgram Tyeba Institution, established in 1923, is a Bengali-medium co-educational, higher secondary school.[3]

Several private primary and secondary residential and day-boarding schools such as Children Academy were also founded.

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Kusumgram Tyeba Institution". ICBSE. Retrieved 6 March 2017.