# Bhurkunda Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,027 people in 234 households**, the 64th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,027people (2011)
- 234households
- 70.0%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkunda

Of every 100 households in Bhurkunda in 2011, 34 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**46%

Tap water ****3%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**85%

Use banking services ****47%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**16%

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 Bhurkunda?

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1178**

**963

Working population ****44.1%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 63.9% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (12%) · **■** Marginal 274 (60%)

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 Kalna - II

- Kola1,136 people
- Angarson1,105 people
- Maheswarpur1,097 people
- Satgachhi1,088 people
- Kelenai979 people
- Boalia974 people
- Rameswar963 people
- Baitipara943 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkunda?1,027 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkunda in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkunda?70.0% (Census 2011)