Bhurkush, Tufanganj - I
Bhurkush is a village located in the Tufanganj - I Subdivision of Coochbehar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Tufanganj-I block and comes under Dhalpal-I Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Alipurduars parliament constituency and Tufanganj assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Bhurkush is 813 out of which 430 are males and rest 383 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 891 females per 1000 males. There are around 88 teenagers in Bhurkush. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 586 persons can read and write. Total 435 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 197 households in Bhurkush, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 290. The pincode of Bhurkush is 736159 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Tufanganj Sub Post office
- Andaranfulbari West Branch Post office
- Balaghat Branch Post office
- Barashalbari Branch Post office
- Chilakhana Branch Post office
Schools
Bhurkush has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Chilakhana High School
- Tufanganj Iladevi Girls High School (High School)
- Tufanganj Vivekananda Vidyalaya (High School)
- Dhalpal High School
- Chamta Deshbandhu Vidyalaya
Hospitals
Bhurkush has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Takoamari Sub-Center
- Chengtimari Sub-Center
- Mansai Sub-Center
- Chhat Genduguri Sub-Center
- Jaigir Chilakhana Sub-Center
Banks
Bhurkush has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.