# Bhurkuna Village, Suri - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Suri - I, Birbhum 

# Bhurkuna

Bhurkuna is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,674 people in 389 households**, the 22nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,674people (2011)
- 389households
- 59.8%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkuna

Of every 100 households in Bhurkuna in 2011, 27 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhurkuna · ■ Suri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

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

**13%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****47%**

**56%

Television ****13%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Bhurkuna?

■ Bhurkuna · ■ Suri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**966

Working population ****48.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 51.1% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (21%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 157 (19%) · **■** Marginal 427 (53%)

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 Suri - I

- Nagari1,959 people
- Pathar Chapri1,909 people
- Kamalpur1,783 people
- Langulia1,691 people
- Changuria1,484 people
- Gobindapur1,383 people
- Nahudari1,373 people
- Lakshmondarpur1,354 people

[All 112 villages in Suri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkuna?1,674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkuna in?Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkuna?59.8% (Census 2011)