Bhurkul Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bhurkul is a village situated in Jangipara block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 224 families residing in the village Bhurkul. The total population of Bhurkul is 974 out of which 487 are males and 487 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhurkul is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhurkul village is 87 which is 9% of the total population. There are 42 male children and 45 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhurkul is 1,071 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Bhurkul village.

Population
974
Families
224
Literacy
69.56%
Sex Ratio
1,000

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhurkul is 69.6%. Thus Bhurkul village has lower literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 75.06% and the female literacy rate is 64.03% in Bhurkul village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bhurkul village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bhurkul Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhurkul village.

Total Male Female
Children 87 42 45
Literacy 69.56% 75.06% 64.03%
Scheduled Caste 533 260 273
Scheduled Tribe 142 75 67
Illiterate 357 153 204

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.6% of total population in Bhurkul village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhurkul village out of total population, 410 were engaged in work activities. 87.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 410 workers engaged in Main Work, 58 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 279 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 360 303 57
Cultivators 58 53 5
Agriculture Labourer 279 237 42
Household Industries 6 2 4
Other Workers 17 11 6
Marginal Workers 50 30 20
Non Working 564 154 410

Nearby Villages to Bhurkul,

Below are the list of villages near Bhurkul village in Jangipara.

Village Population
Santanpur 579
Majurkha 396
Radhanagar 2,736
Maheshpur 841
Chandrahati 1,282
Shrihatta 993
Jagalgari 719
Somnagar 671
Ghanashyampur 996
Krishnapur 745

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