# Kurchigara Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Kurchigara

Kurchigara is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 103 households**, the 76th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 501people (2011)
- 103households
- 88.9%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurchigara

Of every 100 households in Kurchigara in 2011, 91 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurchigara · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**89%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****31%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Kurchigara?

■ Kurchigara · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**941

Working population ****35.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 85.3% for women. 63% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (40%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Raina - II

- Gobindapur674 people
- Agarpara673 people
- Chak Mastafa608 people
- Kalui576 people
- Mandarpur500 people
- Ramchandrapur497 people
- Bhadiara466 people
- Sundarpur465 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurchigara?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurchigara in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurchigara?88.9% (Census 2011)