Bhurkunda Population, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Bhurkunda is a village situated in Dumka block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 174 families residing in the village Bhurkunda. The total population of Bhurkunda is 889 out of which 459 are males and 430 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhurkunda is 937.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhurkunda village is 132 which is 15% of the total population. There are 62 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhurkunda is 1,129 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Bhurkunda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhurkunda is 79%. Thus Bhurkunda village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 88.16% and the female literacy rate is 68.89% 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 | 132 | 62 | 70 |
| Literacy | 79% | 88.16% | 68.89% |
| Scheduled Caste | 119 | 63 | 56 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 291 | 109 | 182 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Bhurkunda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bhurkunda village out of total population, 481 were engaged in work activities. 48.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 481 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 64 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 233 | 137 | 96 |
| Cultivators | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 64 | 12 | 52 |
| Household Industries | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 142 | 101 | 41 |
| Marginal Workers | 248 | 134 | 114 |
| Non Working | 408 | 188 | 220 |
Nearby Villages to Bhurkunda,
Below are the list of villages near Bhurkunda village in Dumka.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Het Majhiara | 133 |
| Lakrapahari | 672 |
| Upar Majhiara | 671 |
| Leto | 276 |
| Bhalpahari | 272 |
| Dundia | 251 |
| Namotola | 225 |
| Tarajuri | 267 |
| Bandarpani | 213 |
| Gobindpur | 323 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bhurkunda, Dumka, Jharkhand - Wikipedia