# Kuriyam, Jhalda - II, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Kuriyam

Kuriyam is a village in [Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **858 people in 177 households**, the 55th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 858people (2011)
- 177households
- 56.1%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kuriyam

Of every 100 households in Kuriyam in 2011, 11 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuriyam · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**80%

Use banking services ****52%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

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 Kuriyam?

■ Kuriyam · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**973

Working population ****32.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 39.4% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 17 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 242 (86%)

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 Jhalda - II

- Shyampur910 people
- Hankasara906 people
- Raghunathpur887 people
- Marlong875 people
- Chaitandi833 people
- Panrua826 people
- Jhilinglahar815 people
- Arkali812 people

[All 129 villages in Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kuriyam?858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuriyam in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kuriyam?56.1% (Census 2011)