# Kurcha Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Kurcha

Kurcha is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 67 households**, the 103rd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 294people (2011)
- 67households
- 70.8%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurcha

Of every 100 households in Kurcha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurcha · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**23%

Television ****2%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**963

Working population ****54.1%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 60.3% for women. 69% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 73 (46%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Mandalpur341 people
- Hapina329 people
- Purbba Panchberia325 people
- Mahaduripa311 people
- Selahat294 people
- Ghatkuri290 people
- Ghordaha287 people
- Tentuldihi271 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurcha?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurcha in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurcha?70.8% (Census 2011)