# Hurhuria Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Hurhuria

Hurhuria is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **565 people in 113 households**, the 95th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 565people (2011)
- 113households
- 70.5%literacy
- 1,173females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hurhuria

Of every 100 households in Hurhuria in 2011, 20 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Hurhuria · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**66%

Tap water ****6%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****8%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Hurhuria?

■ Hurhuria · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1173**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**971

Working population ****46.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (18%) · **■** Marginal 155 (59%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Andharkuli620 people
- Bagberia620 people
- Ramnagar578 people
- Shobhanipur570 people
- Malisol562 people
- Dakshinnaraharipur552 people
- Jijarpur545 people
- Dhulyarchak544 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hurhuria?565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hurhuria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hurhuria?70.5% (Census 2011)