# 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 **342 people in 74 households**, the 135th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 342people (2011)
- 74households
- 60.5%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkundi

Of every 100 households in Bhurkundi in 2011, 37 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurkundi · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**51%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****60.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**973

Working population ****36.0%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 51.0% for women. 67% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (98%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Amla Banri349 people
- Chhelabaria349 people
- Ukhradan344 people
- Talghorapara343 people
- Sona Kundra341 people
- Gokulpur340 people
- Nuniasol330 people
- Nayagan318 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkundi?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkundi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkundi?60.5% (Census 2011)