# Bhurkuraha Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Bhurkuraha

Bhurkuraha is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,849 people in 380 households**, the 54th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,849people (2011)
- 380households
- 71.3%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkuraha

Of every 100 households in Bhurkuraha in 2011, 48 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhurkuraha · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****79%**

**80%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**6%

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 Bhurkuraha?

■ Bhurkuraha · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**920

Working population ****20.0%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 65.0% for women. 32% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (18%) · **■** Marginal 182 (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 Shahganj

- Rasoolpur2,871 people
- Mubarakpur2,864 people
- Argoopur Khurd2,854 people
- Kayar2,852 people
- Majdeeha2,815 people
- Baraur2,803 people
- Chathai Kalan2,775 people
- Suitha Khurd2,750 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkuraha?2,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkuraha in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkuraha?71.3% (Census 2011)