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

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 154 households**, the 70th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 695people (2011)
- 154households
- 84.1%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkunda

Of every 100 households in Bhurkunda in 2011, 93 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**28%

Tap water ****24%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**89%

Use banking services ****23%**

**84%

Television ****47%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

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 Bhurkunda?

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**941

Working population ****27.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 76.6% for women. 54% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (24%) · **■** Marginal 139 (73%)

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 Raina - II

- Katnabil761 people
- Rampur731 people
- Brahmandanga726 people
- Maniari723 people
- Singarpur675 people
- Gobindapur674 people
- Agarpara673 people
- Chak Mastafa608 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkunda?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkunda in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkunda?84.1% (Census 2011)