# Bhurkura Village, Ranibundh, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranibundh, Bankura 

# Bhurkura

Bhurkura is a village in Ranibundh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **357 people in 81 households**, the 122nd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 357people (2011)
- 81households
- 67.2%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkura

Of every 100 households in Bhurkura in 2011, 16 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurkura · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhurkura?

■ Bhurkura · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**951

Working population ****52.7%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 54.0% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 178 (95%)

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 Ranibundh

- Lipidiri376 people
- Kankri Jharna365 people
- Kheria Kocha365 people
- Murkum Chhota Tung362 people
- Khata-Am357 people
- Kasakend346 people
- Pirargari346 people
- Bag Sanda341 people

[All 186 villages in Ranibundh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/ranibundh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkura?357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkura in?Bankura district (Ranibundh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkura?67.2% (Census 2011)