# Bhurkundi Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhurkundi

Bhurkundi is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 70 households**, the 142nd largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 310people (2011)
- 70households
- 72.2%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkundi

Of every 100 households in Bhurkundi in 2011, 35 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhurkundi · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**76%

Tap water ****59%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**51%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

Own their home ****93%**

**99%

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 Bhurkundi?

■ Bhurkundi · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**973

Working population ****61.0%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 59.3% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 17 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (31%) · **■** Marginal 111 (59%)

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 Sankrail

- Nuniasol330 people
- Nayagan318 people
- Dhagari311 people
- Sonakhali311 people
- Rangamatia310 people
- Haripal307 people
- Arsabandi303 people
- Kakua303 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkundi?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkundi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkundi?72.2% (Census 2011)