# Kuran Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kuran

Kuran is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,242 people in 639 households**, the 18th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 3,242people (2011)
- 639households
- 67.4%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kuran

Of every 100 households in Kuran in 2011, 44 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kuran · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**37%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kuran?

■ Kuran · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**959

Working population ****39.0%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 59.6% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 358 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 461 (37%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (6%) · **■** Marginal 361 (29%)

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 Ghatal

- Anandapur Sundarpur3,335 people
- Mulgram3,303 people
- Daulatchak3,287 people
- Ranirbazar3,287 people
- Maharajpur3,053 people
- Birsingha3,026 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,797 people
- Rathipur2,783 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kuran?3,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuran in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kuran?67.4% (Census 2011)