# Bhurkul Village, Baruipur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bhurkul

Bhurkul is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **654 people in 139 households**, the 115th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 654people (2011)
- 139households
- 86.5%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkul

Of every 100 households in Bhurkul in 2011, 76 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurkul · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**35%

Tap water ****99%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****4%**

**39%

Television ****7%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Bhurkul?

■ Bhurkul · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**954

Working population ****43.3%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 83.6% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (21%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 127 (45%) · **■** Marginal 19 (7%)

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 Baruipur

- Madhabpur714 people
- Bolbamni709 people
- Phuldubi703 people
- San Pukuria696 people
- Sonagachhi604 people
- Kharam Para513 people
- Dandapur497 people
- Khanpur405 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhurkul?654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkul in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkul?86.5% (Census 2011)