# Bhurkura Village, Mahmudabad, Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mahmudabad, Sitapur 

# Bhurkura

Bhurkura is a village in Mahmudabad sub-district of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,037 people in 341 households**, the 92nd largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 2,037people (2011)
- 341households
- 54.4%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkura

Of every 100 households in Bhurkura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhurkura · ■ Mahmudabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****67%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**49%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****90%**

**80%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Bhurkura?

■ Bhurkura · ■ Mahmudabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**943

Working population ****28.6%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 46.0% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 446 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 34 (6%)

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 Mahmudabad

- Sultanpur2,098 people
- Jafarpur2,085 people
- Kaluwapur2,074 people
- Semra2,050 people
- Mohammadpur Kala2,026 people
- Belauli Nankari2,009 people
- Bhonri2,003 people
- Saria Mahepat Singh2,000 people

[All 346 villages in Mahmudabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/mahmudabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkura?2,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkura in?Sitapur district (Mahmudabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkura?54.4% (Census 2011)