# Khurigachhi Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Khurigachhi

Khurigachhi is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,541 people in 318 households**, the 62nd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,541people (2011)
- 318households
- 72.2%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khurigachhi

Of every 100 households in Khurigachhi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khurigachhi · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**50%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****95%**

**56%

Television ****9%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**942

Working population ****33.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 60.5% for women. 62% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 93 (18%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Maheswarbati1,582 people
- Paschim Narayanpara1,572 people
- Uttar Dadpur1,554 people
- Mulgram1,544 people
- Harmala1,535 people
- Bali Kukhari1,515 people
- Barasara1,510 people
- Dakatiar Bheri1,492 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khurigachhi?1,541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khurigachhi in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khurigachhi?72.2% (Census 2011)