# Khurigochhi, Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas – Population

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Khurigochhi

Khurigochhi is a village in [Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **6,023 people in 1,484 households**, the 4th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 6,023people (2011)
- 1,484households
- 79.9%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khurigochhi

Of every 100 households in Khurigochhi in 2011, 58 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khurigochhi · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****64%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**73%

Use banking services ****58%**

**52%

Television ****48%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****73%**

**92%

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 Khurigochhi?

■ Khurigochhi · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**969

Working population ****40.9%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 71.5% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (2%) · **■** Household industry 80 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,482 (60%) · **■** Marginal 785 (32%)

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 Sonarpur

- Bhagabanpur11,177 people
- Banhugli11,103 people
- Joykrishnapur Chairi6,436 people
- Mali Pukuria5,858 people
- Tardaha4,706 people
- Mathurapur4,460 people
- Atghara4,284 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khurigochhi?6,023 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khurigochhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khurigochhi?79.9% (Census 2011)