# Hugli Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Hugli

Hugli is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **407 people in 85 households**, the 148th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 407people (2011)
- 85households
- 85.8%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hugli

Of every 100 households in Hugli in 2011, 47 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hugli · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****71%**

**43%

Television ****28%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Hugli?

■ Hugli · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1526**

**956

Working population ****39.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 77.7% for women. 66% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (12%) · **■** Household industry 16 (10%) · **■** Other work 23 (14%) · **■** Marginal 61 (38%)

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 Contai - I

- Adambar414 people
- Gopalpur414 people
- Sankarkundi411 people
- Siria410 people
- Erya Gobindapur405 people
- Machhalandapur403 people
- Dhangan402 people
- Jamalpur398 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hugli?407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hugli in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hugli?85.8% (Census 2011)