# Kurkuba Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Kurkuba

Kurkuba is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,714 people in 653 households**, the 18th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,714people (2011)
- 653households
- 78.7%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurkuba

Of every 100 households in Kurkuba in 2011, 53 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurkuba · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**81%

Use banking services ****94%**

**66%

Television ****31%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Kurkuba?

■ Kurkuba · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**953

Working population ****45.4%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 69.2% for women. 63% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 164 (13%) · **■** Marginal 930 (76%)

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 - II

- Khetura2,871 people
- Kishorkona2,867 people
- Bhuri2,805 people
- Belan2,745 people
- Hitta2,596 people
- Channa2,465 people
- Babla2,355 people
- Kurmuna2,286 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurkuba?2,714 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurkuba in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurkuba?78.7% (Census 2011)