# Kukurjan, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Rajganj, Jalpaiguri 

# Kukurjan

Kukurjan is a village in [Rajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/rajganj/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **11,995 people in 2,585 households**, the 5th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 11,995people (2011)
- 2,585households
- 76.5%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kukurjan

Of every 100 households in Kukurjan in 2011, 22 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kukurjan · ■ Rajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**72%

Tap water ****4%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**39%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Kukurjan?

■ Kukurjan · ■ Rajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**945

Working population ****35.8%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 70.4% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 861 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 750 (17%) · **■** Household industry 75 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,619 (38%) · **■** Marginal 995 (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 Rajganj

- Sukani35,276 people
- Sannyasikata27,044 people
- Junglee Mohal21,408 people
- Shikarpur19,437 people
- Guzrimari9,094 people
- Chhat Guzrimari8,127 people
- Pani Kauri6,613 people
- Simulguri5,973 people

[All 26 villages in Rajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/rajganj/villages/)

## Other places named Kukurjan

- Kukurjan · Village, Gohpur, Sonitpur · 443 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kukurjan?11,995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukurjan in?Jalpaiguri district (Rajganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kukurjan?76.5% (Census 2011)