# Bhurkunda Village, Hasnabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hasnabad, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a village in Hasnabad sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,617 people in 1,348 households**, the 8th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 5,617people (2011)
- 1,348households
- 83.3%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkunda

Of every 100 households in Bhurkunda in 2011, 38 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Hasnabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**34%

Tap water ****44%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**40%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Hasnabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**967

Working population ****29.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 76.7% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 333 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 525 (31%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 653 (39%) · **■** Marginal 157 (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 Hasnabad

- Dakshin Bhebia7,102 people
- Ghoshalati6,892 people
- Kharampur5,714 people
- Murarisaha5,652 people
- Shulkuniabad5,414 people
- Ghuni4,281 people
- Haripur4,170 people
- Rajapura4,158 people

[All 74 villages in Hasnabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/hasnabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkunda?5,617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkunda in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Hasnabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkunda?83.3% (Census 2011)