# Lurka Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Lurka

Lurka is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,084 people in 627 households**, the 4th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 3,084people (2011)
- 627households
- 73.7%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lurka

Of every 100 households in Lurka in 2011, 48 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lurka · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**66%

Television ****24%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lurka?

■ Lurka · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**930

Working population ****40.2%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 64.6% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (14%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 211 (17%) · **■** Marginal 613 (49%)

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 Raipur

- Matgoda5,197 people
- Mandankuli4,011 people
- Phulkusma4,003 people
- Kelepara2,463 people
- Sonagara2,395 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,268 people
- Simli2,147 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lurka?3,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lurka in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lurka?73.7% (Census 2011)