# Kuchila Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kuchila

Kuchila is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **864 people in 193 households**, the 99th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 864people (2011)
- 193households
- 79.1%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kuchila

Of every 100 households in Kuchila in 2011, 40 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kuchila · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**65%

Tap water ****16%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****43%**

**41%

Television ****8%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kuchila?

■ Kuchila · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**965

Working population ****36.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 73.2% for women. 63% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 277 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 22 (7%)

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 Balurghat

- Banhat885 people
- Kamalpur877 people
- Chak Ramprosad870 people
- Margram870 people
- Indra863 people
- Jotgopal858 people
- Bahicha857 people
- Damuaghugudanga848 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kuchila?864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuchila in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kuchila?79.1% (Census 2011)