# Ulkunda Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Ulkunda

Ulkunda is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,704 people in 661 households**, the 8th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,704people (2011)
- 661households
- 68.7%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ulkunda

Of every 100 households in Ulkunda in 2011, 44 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ulkunda · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****24%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**23%

Television ****16%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Ulkunda?

■ Ulkunda · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**963

Working population ****46.5%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 60.2% for women. 63% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 298 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (21%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 163 (13%) · **■** Marginal 505 (40%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Chhota Turigram3,976 people
- Duna3,097 people
- Basudebpur2,865 people
- Brahmanbahara2,741 people
- Prajapara2,472 people
- Kushtor2,459 people
- Bara Akulpur2,224 people
- Kamarhati2,096 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ulkunda?2,704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ulkunda in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ulkunda?68.7% (Census 2011)