# Kulchaura Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Kulchaura

Kulchaura is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,159 people in 259 households**, the 56th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,159people (2011)
- 259households
- 82.8%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kulchaura

Of every 100 households in Kulchaura in 2011, 80 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kulchaura · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****91%**

**70%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

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 Kulchaura?

■ Kulchaura · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**960

Working population ****30.4%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 78.9% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (12%) · **■** Marginal 288 (82%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Masila1,253 people
- Nabagram1,234 people
- Wania1,195 people
- Rautara1,188 people
- Bamanari1,153 people
- Aladipur1,106 people
- Ulkunda1,096 people
- Atkulya1,087 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kulchaura?1,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kulchaura in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kulchaura?82.8% (Census 2011)