# Gurincha Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Gurincha

Gurincha is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 77 households**, the 208th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 355people (2011)
- 77households
- 72.9%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gurincha

Of every 100 households in Gurincha in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurincha · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**67%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gurincha?

■ Gurincha · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**939

Working population ****54.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 66.4% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (19%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 85 (44%)

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 Raiganj

- Narayantola391 people
- Mathurapur382 people
- Sonabari365 people
- Choruidangi361 people
- Kurial341 people
- Jugiamer332 people
- Mannagar315 people
- Patol309 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gurincha?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurincha in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gurincha?72.9% (Census 2011)