# Hursi, Raninagar - I, Murshidabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raninagar - I, Murshidabad 

# Hursi

Hursi is a village in [Raninagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-i/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **4,315 people in 995 households**, the 15th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.

- 4,315people (2011)
- 995households
- 64.6%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hursi

Of every 100 households in Hursi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hursi · ■ Raninagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**76%

Tap water ****10%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**47%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**27%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****54%**

**38%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Hursi?

■ Hursi · ■ Raninagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**65.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**992

Working population ****30.6%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 64.5% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 163 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 802 (61%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 222 (17%) · **■** Marginal 114 (9%)

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 Raninagar - I

- Kasbagoas5,766 people
- Molladanga5,463 people
- Dighirpahar5,202 people
- Nalbatta4,868 people
- Durgapur4,101 people
- Naodapara3,386 people
- Dakshin Gopalpur3,125 people
- Balumati2,990 people

[All 63 villages in Raninagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hursi?4,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hursi in?Murshidabad district (Raninagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hursi?64.6% (Census 2011)