# Kurcha Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Kurcha

Kurcha is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,086 people in 274 households**, the 50th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,086people (2011)
- 274households
- 79.9%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurcha

Of every 100 households in Kurcha in 2011, 26 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kurcha · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**81%

Use banking services ****21%**

**48%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****88%**

**96%

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 Kurcha?

■ Kurcha · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****528**

**954

Working population ****36.2%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 70.1% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (39%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 109 (28%) · **■** Marginal 82 (21%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Malatipur1,122 people
- Chak Rahatpur1,103 people
- Rahatpur1,100 people
- Bhandartikuri1,088 people
- Sahapur1,072 people
- Kundapara1,065 people
- Ghola1,058 people
- Mahesgaria1,048 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurcha?1,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurcha in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurcha?79.9% (Census 2011)