# Turkanirkuthi Village, Tufanganj - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Turkanirkuthi

Turkanirkuthi is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,251 people in 317 households**, the 39th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,251people (2011)
- 317households
- 72.0%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Turkanirkuthi

Of every 100 households in Turkanirkuthi in 2011, 17 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turkanirkuthi · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**31%

Tap water ****5%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**77%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**21%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**40%

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 Turkanirkuthi?

■ Turkanirkuthi · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764**

**960

Working population ****43.4%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 62.1% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 112 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (13%) · **■** Marginal 187 (34%)

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 Tufanganj - II

- Phersabari1,501 people
- Gorbhanga1,416 people
- Purba Jhaukuthi1,376 people
- Mantani1,296 people
- Madhurbhasa1,142 people
- Atra865 people
- Jiratisalbari828 people
- Mechkoka827 people

[All 53 villages in Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Turkanirkuthi?1,251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkanirkuthi in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Turkanirkuthi?72.0% (Census 2011)