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

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gurkunda

Gurkunda is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 48 households**, the 160th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 263people (2011)
- 48households
- 72.8%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gurkunda

Of every 100 households in Gurkunda in 2011, 83 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gurkunda · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****46%**

**51%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**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 Gurkunda?

■ Gurkunda · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**973

Working population ****70.0%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 68.5% for women. 67% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 144 (78%)

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

- Babla276 people
- Bhaluk Khulia275 people
- Nilachigerya268 people
- Singla268 people
- Parasuli263 people
- Satpukharia262 people
- Bara Dainmari259 people
- Kulghagri259 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gurkunda?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurkunda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gurkunda?72.8% (Census 2011)