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About Bhurkul Village

Bhurkul is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 350 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 91.95 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 350
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Bhurkul compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkul is the 115th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 91.95 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bhurkul

Bhurkul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhurkul 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 Bhurkul from other places

Bhurkul lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mallikpur, about 2.9 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 Bhurkul
Nearest railway station Mallikpur 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 3.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Bhurkul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkul village had a population of 654. That makes it the 115th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Bhurkul village has 350 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkul has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkul is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkul covers 91.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhurkul falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkul is Mallikpur, about 2.9 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 Bhurkul.

Bhurkul is about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkul is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mallikpur is about 2.9 km away. Baruipur is about 3.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kholapota (under 2 km), Tagar Baria (under 2 km) and Madhubanpur (under 2 km).

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

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