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Kushmashul

Rajnagar mandal
Pincode 731130
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Kushmashul is a village in Rajnagar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, located at 23.931°N, 87.418°E (PIN 731130). It has a population of 950 across 222 households with a literacy rate of 62.3%.

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JABA KISKU
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LGD code
317003
Pincode
731130
Post office
Rajnagar (Birbhum)
Population
950
Households
222
Literacy rate
62.3%
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000♂
Workers
307
Distance to district centre
30 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Kolkata
179 km
Distance to Delhi
1143 km
Nearest railway station
Kachujor · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bhabanipur PHC · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kushmashul compares

By population, Kushmashul ranks #24 of 98 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.3%
+3.7% vs mandal average
Kushmashul
62.3%
Rajnagar mandal
58.6%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
889
−73 vs mandal average
Kushmashul
889
Rajnagar mandal
962
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Kushmashul
4.3
Rajnagar mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kushmashul at a glance

Kushmashul is a village of 950 people in 222 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 24th-largest of 98 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 62%, 4 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 889 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Birbhum district centre, 11 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 11 km from Kachujor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731130, served by Rajnagar (Birbhum) post office; the LGD village code is 317003. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhabanipur PHC, 7 km away. The sarpanch is JABA KISKU, and the village votes in Suri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagannath Chattopadhyay. The population is estimated at 1,063 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chandrapur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kushmashul · this village95062%
Chaktulsi · Rajnagar32354%1.5 km SW
Latabani · Ranishwar28053%1.6 km N
Latabani · Suri - I46251%1.6 km N
Latabani · Masalia53652%1.6 km N
Patadanga · Rajnagar1,10461%1.8 km SE
Naodiha · Suri - I57459%2.6 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kushmashul

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
291.34
Irrigated area (ha)
22
Forest area (ha)
64.22

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kushmashul

LGD code
317003
Pincode
731130
Post office
Rajnagar (Birbhum)
Population (Census 2011)
950
Population (projected 2026)
1,063
Households
222
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
889
Literacy rate
62.3%
Coordinates
23.93066°N, 87.41828°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Suri
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jagannath Chattopadhyay
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
JABA KISKU
Block / Mandal
Rajnagar
Getting there

How to reach Kushmashul

Mandal centre
Rajnagar · ≈ 4.5 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 2 min by car · 1 h 13 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata179 kmcapital
  • Delhi1143 km
  • Hyderabad1180 km
  • Chennai1422 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKachujor11 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর16 km
  • Hospital / PHCBhabanipur PHC7 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank11 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump11 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management38 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post36 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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