Kushmandi (also referred to as Kushmundi) is a village in Kushmandi CD Block in

Gangarampur subdivision Gangarampur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Subdivisions Dakshin Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions: .*2011 Administrative units ...

Dakshin Dinajpur district Dakshin Dinajpur () or South Dinajpur is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India. It was created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur District. The Headquarter (sadar) of the district is at Balurghat. It ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Kushmandi is located at In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Police station

Kushmandi police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kushmandi CD Block.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Kushmandi CD block is at Kushmandi.

Demographics

As per the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Kushmundi had a total population of 3,948, of which 1,999 (51%) were males and 1,949 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 371. The total number of literates in Kushmundi was 3,104 (86.78% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

State Highway 10A passes through Kushmandi. New broad gauge line from Kaliaganj to Buniadpur (33.10 km), passing through Kushmandi, was included in the budget 2010–11. 157.938 ha of land to be acquired. As of August 2018, project work by Northeast Frontier Railway held up mainly because of paucity of funds.

Education

Kushmandi Government College Kushmandi Government College, established in 2015, is the government degree college in Kushmandi, Dakshin Dinajpur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to University of Gour Banga University of Gour Banga ...

was established at Kushmandi in 2015. It is affiliated to

Gour Banga University University of Gour Banga is a public state university located in Malda, West Bengal, India. It is one of the newest state universities established in 2008 by the Government of West Bengal on Act XXVI 2007. History The university completed ...

and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history, philosophy and political science, and general courses in arts and science.

Healthcare

Kushmandi Rural Hospital at Kushmandi (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Kushmandi CD Block. There are primary health centres at Sehail (Nanaharpara PHC) (with10 beds) and Aminpur (with 10 beds).

References

{{Dakshin Dinajpur Villages in Dakshin Dinajpur district