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Kusumgram is a large and famous 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.

Kusumgram
Village
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Coordinates: 23.3905°N 88.1335°E / 23.3905; 88.1335
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,707
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713422(Kusumgram)
Telephone/STD code	0342
Lok Sabha constituency	Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Manteswar
Website	bardhaman.gov.in

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.

References

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