# Kuchiara Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kuchiara

Kuchiara is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 205 households**, the 55th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,371people (2011)
- 205households
- 77.7%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kuchiara

Of every 100 households in Kuchiara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuchiara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**56%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**58%

Television ****5%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

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 Kuchiara?

■ Kuchiara · ■ Keshpur rural average

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

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**960

Working population ****26.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 72.6% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (51%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (30%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

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 Keshpur

- Teghari1,393 people
- Gargaj Pota1,392 people
- Paltagar1,383 people
- Kanchan Tala1,371 people
- Kapta Bankati1,312 people
- Bhagirath Bar1,307 people
- Manta1,306 people
- Nutan Bajar1,305 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kuchiara?1,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuchiara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kuchiara?77.7% (Census 2011)