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

Bhurkunda is a village situated in Goghat - II block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 564 families residing in the village Bhurkunda. The total population of Bhurkunda is 2,361 out of which 1,218 are males and 1,143 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhurkunda is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhurkunda village is 252 which is 11% of the total population. There are 139 male children and 113 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhurkunda is 813 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Bhurkunda village.

Population
2,361
Families
564
Literacy
75.63%
Sex Ratio
938

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhurkunda is 75.6%. Thus Bhurkunda village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 82.21% and the female literacy rate is 68.74% in Bhurkunda village.

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

Bhurkunda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 252 139 113
Literacy 75.63% 82.21% 68.74%
Scheduled Caste 947 504 443
Scheduled Tribe 180 92 88
Illiterate 766 331 435

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.6% of total population in Bhurkunda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhurkunda village out of total population, 914 were engaged in work activities. 63.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 914 workers engaged in Main Work, 203 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 191 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 583 528 55
Cultivators 203 199 4
Agriculture Labourer 191 170 21
Household Industries 13 12 1
Other Workers 176 147 29
Marginal Workers 331 200 131
Non Working 1,447 490 957

Nearby Villages to Bhurkunda,

Below are the list of villages near Bhurkunda village in Goghat - II.

Village Population
Gauripur 459
Rayan 713
Narasinbati 1,157
Jitarpur 131
Agai 2,090
Shalikona 1,194
Khatul 2,643
Kamala 505
Gotai 771
Punia 789

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