# Bhurkul Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Bhurkul

Bhurkul is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 224 households**, the 82nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 974people (2011)
- 224households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkul

Of every 100 households in Bhurkul in 2011, 86 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhurkul · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**81%

Use banking services ****89%**

**49%

Television ****34%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhurkul?

■ Bhurkul · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**952

Working population ****42.1%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 64.0% for women. 68% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 58 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (68%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 50 (12%)

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 Jangipara

- Nikash1,014 people
- Ghanashyampur996 people
- Shrihatta993 people
- Kandar Panagar990 people
- Mathurabati955 people
- Bishnupur942 people
- Kuliara915 people
- Rajhati904 people

[All 128 villages in Jangipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/jangipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkul?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkul in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkul?69.6% (Census 2011)