# Furfura Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Furfura

Furfura is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,407 people in 1,471 households**, the 2nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 7,407people (2011)
- 1,471households
- 80.3%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Furfura

Of every 100 households in Furfura in 2011, 70 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Furfura · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**36%

Tap water ****62%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**81%

Use banking services ****56%**

**49%

Television ****16%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Furfura?

■ Furfura · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**952

Working population ****34.5%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 76.7% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 340 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 500 (20%) · **■** Household industry 99 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,102 (43%) · **■** Marginal 517 (20%)

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 Jangipara

- Krishnanagar10,520 people
- Kotalpur6,948 people
- Mandalika5,946 people
- Borhal4,548 people
- Rasidpur4,325 people

[All 128 villages in Jangipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/jangipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Furfura?7,407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Furfura in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Furfura?80.3% (Census 2011)