# Shukur Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Shukur

Shukur is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,487 people in 330 households**, the 42nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 1,487people (2011)
- 330households
- 80.6%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shukur

Of every 100 households in Shukur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shukur · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**41%

Tap water ****88%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**52%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**68%

Use banking services ****83%**

**63%

Television ****44%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Shukur?

■ Shukur · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**980

Working population ****37.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 74.3% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 89 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (14%) · **■** Other work 148 (26%) · **■** Marginal 247 (44%)

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 Burdwan - II

- Hatsimul1,560 people
- Kashta Kurumba1,545 people
- Ghatshila1,537 people
- Baje Salepur1,529 people
- Basatpur1,452 people
- Korar1,424 people
- Durgabati1,415 people
- Kadra1,409 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shukur?1,487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shukur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shukur?80.6% (Census 2011)