My village Kusumpur is about 40 km. from Burdwan town. It has no railways and is connected with Burdwan by a metalled road. The nearest sub-divisional town is Kalna, some 10 km. away.
The population of the village, totalling about 5000, comprises. mostly farmers. They work as land-labourers in the fields. There are a few jotedars and some small traders who form the well-to-do section of the villagers. Our village is comparatively well served having facilities of one primary school, a high school, a subpost office and a primary health centre. Besides, there are a police outpost and a block office which serve greatly to the needs of the villagers. The village has a few well laid kutcha roads, tanks and playgrounds.
In our village, we all lead a happy social life with occasional pujas, jatras and melas. The "gram panchayat" looks after our welfare. The villagers, though suffering from many disadvantages, are on the whole happy and contented. The inhabitants are all simple and decent. They are united by mutual love and fellow-feeling and stand by one another in times of need. Our village life is very peaceful and it is free from the din and bustle of a city life.
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