# Khurigachhi Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Khurigachhi

Khurigachhi is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **876 people in 207 households**, the 89th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 876people (2011)
- 207households
- 91.4%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khurigachhi

Of every 100 households in Khurigachhi in 2011, 48 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khurigachhi · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**36%

Tap water ****56%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**81%

Use banking services ****90%**

**49%

Television ****43%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khurigachhi?

■ Khurigachhi · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673**

**952

Working population ****41.7%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 87.7% for women. 63% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (30%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 134 (37%) · **■** Marginal 62 (17%)

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

- Kuliara915 people
- Rajhati904 people
- Mirpur897 people
- Budul Badul Hati884 people
- Maheshpur841 people
- Masinan827 people
- Neramadhabpur824 people
- Ramchandrapur816 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khurigachhi?876 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khurigachhi in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khurigachhi?91.4% (Census 2011)