About Bhurkunda Village

Bhurkunda is a large village in Habra II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,168, made up of 1,108 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743272, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkunda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Habra II
Pincode	743272
Area (hectares)	173.06 hectares
Population	2,168
Male Population	1,108
Female Population	1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhurkunda compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkunda is the 25th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 173.06 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhurkunda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhurkunda from other places

Bhurkunda lies about 34 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hasnabad, about 6.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhurkunda
Nearest railway station	Hasnabad	6.2 km
Nearest town	Tāki	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Habra II	34 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	34 km

Villages closest to Bhurkunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Habra II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bhurkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkunda village had a population of 2,168. That makes it the 25th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Bhurkunda village has 1,108 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkunda has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkunda is 743272. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkunda covers 173.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhurkunda falls under Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkunda is Hasnabad, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhurkunda.

Bhurkunda is about 34 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkunda is in Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Hasnabad is about 6.2 km away. Tāki is about 8.9 km away. Habra II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.