# Kurman Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Kurman

Kurman is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,478 people in 2,001 households**, the 2nd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 8,478people (2011)
- 2,001households
- 71.8%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurman

Of every 100 households in Kurman in 2011, 79 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kurman · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**48%

Tap water ****87%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**74%

Use banking services ****52%**

**50%

Television ****52%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kurman?

■ Kurman · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**981

Working population ****51.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 65.7% for women. 67% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 597 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,506 (34%) · **■** Household industry 118 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,087 (25%) · **■** Marginal 1,067 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Burdwan - I

- Rayan18,973 people
- Sadhanpur8,181 people
- Krishnapur6,279 people
- Simdali5,501 people
- Talit5,240 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurman?8,478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurman in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurman?71.8% (Census 2011)