# Bhurkush Village, Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Bhurkush

Bhurkush is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **742 people in 180 households**, the 53rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 742people (2011)
- 180households
- 81.8%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkush

Of every 100 households in Bhurkush in 2011, 12 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhurkush · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**83%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**23%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**39%

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 Bhurkush?

■ Bhurkush · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****660**

**940

Working population ****35.7%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 74.8% for women. 59% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 219 (83%)

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 Tufanganj - I

- Naokhuli828 people
- Amlaguri Dwitia Khanda824 people
- Balapukhari784 people
- Chhat Chilakhana Dwitia Khanda754 people
- Soladanga Dwitia Khanda699 people
- Chhat Bhelakopa697 people
- Nandi Chhechura616 people
- Khorarpar591 people

[All 72 villages in Tufanganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkush?742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkush in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkush?81.8% (Census 2011)