Kurchi Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kurchi is a village situated in Katwa - II block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 728 families residing in the village Kurchi. The total population of Kurchi is 3,188 out of which 1,639 are males and 1,549 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kurchi is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurchi village is 355 which is 11% of the total population. There are 191 male children and 164 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurchi is 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (945) of Kurchi village.

Population
3,188
Families
728
Literacy
63.93%
Sex Ratio
945

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kurchi is 63.9%. Thus Kurchi village has lower literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 68.58% and the female literacy rate is 59.06% in Kurchi village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kurchi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kurchi Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kurchi village.

Total Male Female
Children 355 191 164
Literacy 63.93% 68.58% 59.06%
Scheduled Caste 1,714 883 831
Scheduled Tribe 92 44 48
Illiterate 1,377 646 731

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 53.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Kurchi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kurchi village out of total population, 1,039 were engaged in work activities. 94.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,039 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 475 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 981 892 89
Cultivators 162 156 6
Agriculture Labourer 475 432 43
Household Industries 11 10 1
Other Workers 333 294 39
Marginal Workers 58 46 12
Non Working 2,149 701 1,448

Nearby Villages to Kurchi,

Below are the list of villages near Kurchi village in Katwa - II.

Village Population
Ronda 2,147
Nandigram 1,624
Shila 2,025
Baikunthapur 26
Deriapur 365
Mulgram 2,089
Mejhiari 1,290
Ulastikri 66
Amdanga 1,371
Panjoa 3,272

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