# Kurmitha Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Kurmitha

Kurmitha is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,477 people in 348 households**, the 42nd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,477people (2011)
- 348households
- 68.9%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurmitha

Of every 100 households in Kurmitha in 2011, 27 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurmitha · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****35%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kurmitha?

■ Kurmitha · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**947

Working population ****39.5%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 56.6% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (33%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 314 (54%)

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 Illambazar

- Paikuni1,509 people
- Rakona1,508 people
- Maheswarpur1,504 people
- Makra1,480 people
- Kamarpara1,466 people
- Baruipur1,430 people
- Khadempukur1,414 people
- Pachiara1,376 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurmitha?1,477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurmitha in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurmitha?68.9% (Census 2011)