# Bhurkunda Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **415 people in 93 households**, the 122nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 415people (2011)
- 93households
- 81.1%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkunda

Of every 100 households in Bhurkunda in 2011, 27 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****97%**

**68%

Television ****24%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1294**

**968

Working population ****33.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 73.9% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (25%) · **■** Marginal 95 (69%)

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 Manteswar

- Purbba Khanpur565 people
- Kanchandanga552 people
- Purbba Mitani503 people
- Purulia486 people
- Hatdanga414 people
- Daukadanga411 people
- Mongalpur390 people
- Tentulia376 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkunda?415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkunda in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkunda?81.1% (Census 2011)