# Kurhila, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kurhila

Kurhila is a village in [Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 66 households**, the 98th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 307people (2011)
- 66households
- 85.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurhila

Of every 100 households in Kurhila in 2011, 24 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kurhila · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**20%

Television ****21%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**40%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kurhila?

■ Kurhila · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**967

Working population ****29.6%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 74.8% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 42 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (45%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Islampur

- Gangamaila460 people
- Dakshin Khojagaon457 people
- Kadigaon309 people
- Samsergaon309 people
- Garnabari224 people
- Paschim Gomadighi215 people
- Chaurbhita205 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurhila?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurhila in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kurhila?85.7% (Census 2011)