# Bhurkunda Village, Goh, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Goh, Aurangabad 

# Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a village in Goh sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,627 people in 363 households**, the 19th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 2,627people (2011)
- 363households
- 65.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Bhurkunda PIN code and other codes

Bhurkunda falls in Goh sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhurkunda
- Community development blockGoh
- Census village code252915

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

## How far is Bhurkunda from nearby towns?

- Goh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)25 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 Bhurkunda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurkunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Bhurkunda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 353 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhurkunda

Of every 100 households in Bhurkunda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Goh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Bhurkunda?

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Goh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**945

Working population ****31.1%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 52.0% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (12%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 76 (9%) · **■** Marginal 373 (46%)

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 Goh

- Dihuri3,082 people
- Anwari2,838 people
- Shekhpura2,789 people
- Phag2,638 people
- Mohiuddinpur2,606 people
- Dadar2,571 people
- Jajapur2,431 people
- Barwan2,428 people

[All 176 villages in Goh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/goh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhurkunda from Aurangabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurkunda?2,627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkunda in?Aurangabad district (Goh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkunda?65.5% (Census 2011)