# Bhurkunda Village, Habra - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a village in Habra - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,168 people in 508 households**, the 25th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 2,168people (2011)
- 508households
- 80.4%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkunda

Of every 100 households in Bhurkunda in 2011, 52 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Habra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**16%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****51%**

**47%

Television ****25%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

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 Bhurkunda?

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Habra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**962

Working population ****40.8%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 75.8% for women. 62% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (20%) · **■** Household industry 67 (8%) · **■** Other work 409 (46%) · **■** Marginal 97 (11%)

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 Habra - II

- Khasdelpur2,425 people
- Mena2,274 people
- Chandigachha2,211 people
- Chapra2,208 people
- Napra2,120 people
- Pabdara1,997 people
- Srikrishnapur1,976 people
- Sahara1,944 people

[All 76 villages in Habra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkunda?2,168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkunda in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkunda?80.4% (Census 2011)