# Shukur Pukur Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Shukur Pukur

Shukur Pukur is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,284 people in 519 households**, the 43rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 2,284people (2011)
- 519households
- 72.7%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shukur Pukur

Of every 100 households in Shukur Pukur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shukur Pukur · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**42%

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

**57%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**24%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Shukur Pukur?

■ Shukur Pukur · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**968

Working population ****33.1%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 70.3% for women. 61% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 435 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (24%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 61 (8%) · **■** Marginal 65 (9%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Hariganja2,709 people
- Sompara2,577 people
- Narikelbari2,554 people
- Janpur2,300 people
- Mashimpur2,203 people
- Chandpur2,142 people
- Sekandarpur2,023 people
- Mahatpur1,961 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shukur Pukur?2,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shukur Pukur in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shukur Pukur?72.7% (Census 2011)