# Bhursan Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhursan

Bhursan is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 114 households**, the 66th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 497people (2011)
- 114households
- 74.3%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhursan

Of every 100 households in Bhursan in 2011, 67 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhursan · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**25%

Television ****13%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**23%

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 Bhursan?

■ Bhursan · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**960

Working population ****49.3%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 68.5% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (15%) · **■** Other work 20 (8%) · **■** Marginal 140 (57%)

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 Jamboni

- Shanr Dhara522 people
- Itamara515 people
- Sholenda513 people
- Kharakpur512 people
- Degaria495 people
- Oro492 people
- Mal Bandi485 people
- Barmania484 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhursan?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhursan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhursan?74.3% (Census 2011)