# Kurchi Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Kurchi

Kurchi is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,188 people in 728 households**, the 15th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,188people (2011)
- 728households
- 63.9%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurchi

Of every 100 households in Kurchi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurchi · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**89%

Use banking services ****70%**

**63%

Television ****29%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**36%

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 Kurchi?

■ Kurchi · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**926

Working population ****32.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 59.1% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 162 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 475 (46%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 333 (32%) · **■** Marginal 58 (6%)

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 Katwa - II

- Kalikapur3,302 people
- Panjoa3,272 people
- Chandpur3,222 people
- Ghoranas3,206 people
- Bhatna Pekua3,102 people
- Akhra3,028 people
- Bara Kulgachhi2,825 people
- Amul2,694 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurchi?3,188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurchi in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurchi?63.9% (Census 2011)