# Kurkuri Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Kurkuri

Kurkuri is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,008 people in 687 households**, the 30th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 3,008people (2011)
- 687households
- 79.2%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurkuri

Of every 100 households in Kurkuri in 2011, 73 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurkuri · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**36%

Television ****32%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kurkuri?

■ Kurkuri · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**950

Working population ****37.9%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 68.9% for women. 63% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 251 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (23%) · **■** Household industry 47 (4%) · **■** Other work 313 (27%) · **■** Marginal 261 (23%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Chhatrashali3,260 people
- Kishorpur3,217 people
- Dhara Shimul3,118 people
- Bandipur3,090 people
- Udaypur2,995 people
- Ghashua2,918 people
- Daspur2,855 people
- Paschim Ghoshpur2,846 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurkuri?3,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurkuri in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurkuri?79.2% (Census 2011)