# Ferusha Village, Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Ferusha

Ferusha is a village in Hilli sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,639 people in 397 households**, the 13th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 1,639people (2011)
- 397households
- 87.9%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ferusha

Of every 100 households in Ferusha in 2011, 54 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ferusha · ■ Hilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****51%**

**36%

Television ****38%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ferusha?

■ Ferusha · ■ Hilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****716**

**966

Working population ****36.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 83.7% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (15%) · **■** Household industry 48 (8%) · **■** Other work 267 (44%) · **■** Marginal 125 (21%)

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 Hilli

- Binsira2,090 people
- Bagura Fatepur2,073 people
- Lalpur1,972 people
- Chakdapat1,692 people
- Ramkrishnapur1,557 people
- Iswarpara1,466 people
- Dhalpara1,438 people
- Kharun1,420 people

[All 82 villages in Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ferusha?1,639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ferusha in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Hilli sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ferusha?87.9% (Census 2011)