# Bhurunga Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj 

# Bhurunga

Bhurunga is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **594 people in 149 households**, the 139th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 594people (2011)
- 149households
- 91.8%literacy
- 1,099females per 1,000 males

## Bhurunga PIN code and other codes

Bhurunga falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBurunga
- Community development blockPatharkandi
- Census village code300483

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhurunga from nearby towns?

- Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Karimganj (district HQ)36 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)36 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhurunga?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurunga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patharkandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhurunga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhurunga

Of every 100 households in Bhurunga in 2011, 67 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhurunga · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**95%

Use banking services ****71%**

**39%

Television ****42%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhurunga?

■ Bhurunga · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**969

Working population ****45.5%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 85.0% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (22%) · **■** Household industry 20 (7%) · **■** Other work 63 (23%) · **■** Marginal 65 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Patharkandi

- Dewali F.V.616 people
- Uttor Hatikhira611 people
- Lalkhira Sonakhira602 people
- Uttor Isarpar Kitte Chandpur599 people
- Champabari Gaon548 people
- Bhurunga Cherragaon532 people
- Purbo Achairghat532 people
- Rengbook Tilla527 people

[All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhurunga from Karimganj?36 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurunga?594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurunga in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurunga?91.8% (Census 2011)