# Bhurudih Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Bhurudih

Bhurudih is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 114 households**, the 56th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 748people (2011)
- 114households
- 64.7%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurudih

Of every 100 households in Bhurudih in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhurudih · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**89%

Use banking services ****41%**

**39%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhurudih?

■ Bhurudih · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**939

Working population ****51.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 44.3% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (14%) · **■** Marginal 217 (56%)

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 Balarampur

- Bersa900 people
- Dhebridin Alias Sarjumla875 people
- Banbandha845 people
- Khayradih783 people
- Atebela702 people
- Harjora699 people
- Burudih651 people
- Amaru647 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurudih?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurudih in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurudih?64.7% (Census 2011)