# Kurchandi Village, Nanoor, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Nanoor, Birbhum 

# Kurchandi

Kurchandi is a village in Nanoor sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,226 people in 271 households**, the 65th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,226people (2011)
- 271households
- 83.5%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurchandi

Of every 100 households in Kurchandi in 2011, 75 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurchandi · ■ Nanoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**23%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****31%**

**61%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kurchandi?

■ Kurchandi · ■ Nanoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**968

Working population ****33.6%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 78.2% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 268 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (10%) · **■** Marginal 94 (23%)

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 Nanoor

- Belgram1,326 people
- Bhepur1,298 people
- Maheshgram1,272 people
- Srikrishnapur1,243 people
- Balishwar1,084 people
- Angora1,080 people
- Beli1,064 people
- Gomra1,050 people

[All 137 villages in Nanoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nanoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurchandi?1,226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurchandi in?Birbhum district (Nanoor sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurchandi?83.5% (Census 2011)