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About Bhurkunda Village

Bhurkunda is one of the larger villages in Hasnabad tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,617, made up of 2,841 males and 2,776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743426, 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 Hasnabad
Pincode 743426
Area (hectares) 768.5 hectares
Population 5,617
Male Population 2,841
Female Population 2,776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhurkunda compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkunda is the 8th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents. Its 768.5 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhurkunda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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
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 Hasnabad 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.

Common questions about Bhurkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkunda village had a population of 5,617. That makes it the 8th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents.

Bhurkunda village has 2,841 males and 2,776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkunda has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkunda is 743426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkunda covers 768.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The closest recorded villages are Chak Khanpukur (3.0 km), Chak Tengramari (3.0 km) and Jambaria (5.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhurkunda today is likely to be higher.

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