# Kurchigaria Village, Goghat - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Goghat - II, Hugli 

# Kurchigaria

Kurchigaria is a village in Goghat - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 151 households**, the 68th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 696people (2011)
- 151households
- 92.2%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurchigaria

Of every 100 households in Kurchigaria in 2011, 95 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurchigaria · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**85%

Use banking services ****91%**

**40%

Television ****55%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

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 Kurchigaria?

■ Kurchigaria · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619**

**922

Working population ****31.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 89.5% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (8%) · **■** Other work 49 (22%) · **■** Marginal 35 (16%)

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 Goghat - II

- Gotai771 people
- Belepara740 people
- Mulluk737 people
- Rayan713 people
- Tehure672 people
- Bara Salabeltala661 people
- Naldubi656 people
- Tarui640 people

[All 112 villages in Goghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurchigaria?696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurchigaria in?Hugli district (Goghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurchigaria?92.2% (Census 2011)