# Bhurkuldanga, Koch Bihar (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar 

# Bhurkuldanga

Bhurkuldanga is a village in [Mathabhanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-i/) sub-district of [Koch Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 315 households**, the 58th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,310people (2011)
- 315households
- 72.3%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkuldanga

Of every 100 households in Bhurkuldanga in 2011, 40 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhurkuldanga · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**57%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**31%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhurkuldanga?

■ Bhurkuldanga · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**946

Working population ****45.3%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 65.6% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 125 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 161 (27%) · **■** Marginal 216 (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 Mathabhanga - I

- Chenakata1,514 people
- Dakshin Tetulerchhara1,459 people
- Satgachhi1,401 people
- Asakbari Dwitiakhanda1,398 people
- Putimari1,295 people
- Abas Ratanpur1,242 people
- Dakshin Kachakhawa1,213 people
- Nabiner Dola1,170 people

[All 102 villages in Mathabhanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkuldanga?1,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkuldanga in?Koch Bihar district (Mathabhanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkuldanga?72.3% (Census 2011)