Kusumgram

23°23′26″N 88°08′01″E / 23.3905°N 88.1335°E / 23.3905; 88.1335Country IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictPurba BardhamanElevation16 m (52 ft)Population • Total11,707Languages • OfficialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone/STD code0342Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman-DurgapurVidhan Sabha constituencyManteswarWebsitebardhaman.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

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

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

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.

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