About Bhurkundi Village

Bhurkundi is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 200 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkundi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Narayangarh
Pincode	721133
Area (hectares)	80.33 hectares
Population	392
Male Population	200
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkundi compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkundi is the 226th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 80.33 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bhurkundi

Bhurkundi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhurkundi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhurkundi from other places

Bhurkundi lies about 26 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Hijli, about 8.6 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 Bhurkundi
Nearest railway station	Hijli	8.6 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narayangarh	15 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	26 km

Villages closest to Bhurkundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayangarh 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 Bhurkundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkundi village had a population of 392. That makes it the 226th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Bhurkundi village has 200 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkundi has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkundi is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkundi covers 80.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkundi falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkundi is Hijli, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Bhurkundi.

Bhurkundi is about 26 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkundi is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Hijli is about 8.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Narayangarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.