# Khursi Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khursi

Khursi is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,261 people in 253 households**, the 28th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,261people (2011)
- 253households
- 77.7%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khursi

Of every 100 households in Khursi in 2011, 21 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khursi · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****25%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

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 Khursi?

■ Khursi · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1522**

**974

Working population ****33.1%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 72.9% for women. 65% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 212 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (7%) · **■** Marginal 63 (15%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Bagpota1,518 people
- Prasadpur1,426 people
- Kadamtala1,344 people
- Kalakari1,298 people
- Chasibar1,250 people
- Pinglas1,215 people
- Karasia1,176 people
- Tukuria1,171 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khursi?1,261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khursi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khursi?77.7% (Census 2011)