# Bhurkunda Village, Goghat - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Goghat - II, Hugli 

# Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a village in Goghat - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,361 people in 564 households**, the 21st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 2,361people (2011)
- 564households
- 75.6%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkunda

Of every 100 households in Bhurkunda in 2011, 33 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**36%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**24%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**85%

Use banking services ****16%**

**40%

Television ****17%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**922

Working population ****38.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 68.7% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 203 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (21%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 176 (19%) · **■** Marginal 331 (36%)

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 Goghat - II

- Khatul2,643 people
- Debkhanda2,510 people
- Sundarpur2,505 people
- Laluka2,497 people
- Krishnaganj2,321 people
- Pandugram2,290 people
- Beldiha2,185 people
- Mamudpur2,109 people

[All 112 villages in Goghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkunda?2,361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkunda in?Hugli district (Goghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkunda?75.6% (Census 2011)