# Khuraj Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Khuraj

Khuraj is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,112 people in 302 households**, the 47th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,112people (2011)
- 302households
- 68.3%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khuraj

Of every 100 households in Khuraj in 2011, 33 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khuraj · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**81%

Use banking services ****14%**

**50%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Khuraj?

■ Khuraj · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**957

Working population ****45.8%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 60.3% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 366 (72%)

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 Galsi - I

- Shilla1,272 people
- Banagram1,244 people
- Chandra Chak1,231 people
- Khanpara1,173 people
- Sodepur1,087 people
- Nurkona1,084 people
- Khanjuli1,069 people
- Fatepur1,043 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khuraj?1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khuraj in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khuraj?68.3% (Census 2011)