# Kurul Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kurul

Kurul is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,827 people in 601 households**, the 8th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 2,827people (2011)
- 601households
- 77.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurul

Of every 100 households in Kurul in 2011, 20 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kurul · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****63%**

**60%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Kurul?

■ Kurul · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**82.5%

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

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**953

Working population ****34.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 68.2% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 214 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (35%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 146 (15%) · **■** Marginal 248 (26%)

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 Dantan - II

- Brahman Khalisa4,510 people
- Palasi4,463 people
- Purulda3,586 people
- Jankapur3,418 people
- Sauri Urf.Kotbar2,774 people
- Bamanda2,630 people
- Taldaratan Chak2,578 people
- Bimbal Titia2,496 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurul?2,827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurul in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurul?77.6% (Census 2011)