# Nurkona Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Nurkona

Nurkona is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,084 people in 267 households**, the 49th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 267households
- 72.0%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nurkona

Of every 100 households in Nurkona in 2011, 45 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nurkona · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**81%

Use banking services ****35%**

**50%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Nurkona?

■ Nurkona · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**957

Working population ****54.2%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 61.4% for women. 67% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (20%) · **■** Marginal 396 (67%)

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 Galsi - I

- Chandra Chak1,231 people
- Khanpara1,173 people
- Khuraj1,112 people
- Sodepur1,087 people
- Khanjuli1,069 people
- Fatepur1,043 people
- Bikrampur977 people
- Rakona960 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nurkona?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nurkona in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nurkona?72.0% (Census 2011)