# Kurcha Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Kurcha

Kurcha is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,051 people in 444 households**, the 42nd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,051people (2011)
- 444households
- 70.0%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurcha

Of every 100 households in Kurcha in 2011, 38 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurcha · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kurcha?

■ Kurcha · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**945

Working population ****34.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 62.6% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 262 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (40%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 110 (16%)

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 Burwan

- Bhabani Nagar2,202 people
- Andi2,172 people
- Fatepur2,082 people
- Katna2,052 people
- Bharwan2,015 people
- Maliandi1,974 people
- Kalyanpur1,960 people
- Ekgharia1,900 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurcha?2,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurcha in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurcha?70.0% (Census 2011)