# Ghurni Village, Krishnagar - I, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnagar - I, Nadia 

# Ghurni

Ghurni is a village in Krishnagar - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,694 people in 396 households**, the 52nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,694people (2011)
- 396households
- 58.6%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghurni

Of every 100 households in Ghurni in 2011, 11 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghurni · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**28%

Tap water ****11%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**23%

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 Ghurni?

■ Ghurni · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**987

Working population ****36.0%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 53.3% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (19%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 250 (41%) · **■** Marginal 225 (37%)

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 Krishnagar - I

- Bansbaria1,861 people
- Chandpur1,771 people
- Chhunchia1,761 people
- Hazrapal1,724 people
- Rampur1,691 people
- Hijuli1,628 people
- Chakdignagar1,548 people
- Nidhirpota1,502 people

[All 90 villages in Krishnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghurni?1,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghurni in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghurni?58.6% (Census 2011)