# Churmi Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Churmi

Churmi is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,079 people in 621 households**, the 6th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 3,079people (2011)
- 621households
- 68.6%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Churmi

Of every 100 households in Churmi in 2011, 37 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Churmi · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**89%

Tap water ****89%**

**27%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**71%

Use banking services ****28%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Churmi?

■ Churmi · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**964

Working population ****46.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 57.4% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 204 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 269 (19%) · **■** Marginal 947 (66%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Shanka4,233 people
- Senara3,638 people
- Nanduara3,420 people
- Durmut3,261 people
- Purbba Bero2,956 people
- Mahinda Alias Babudergan2,563 people
- Madhutati2,528 people
- Lakhipriya Alis Nutandi2,472 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Churmi?3,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Churmi in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Churmi?68.6% (Census 2011)