# Bhurna Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Bhurna

Bhurna is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,429 people in 1,331 households**, the 5th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 7,429people (2011)
- 1,331households
- 49.2%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Bhurna PIN code and other codes

Bhurna falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhurna
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241160

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

## How far is Bhurna from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)8 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 Bhurna?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●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 · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bausi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Bhurna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 858 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 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 Bhurna

Of every 100 households in Bhurna in 2011, 28 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhurna · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****28%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Bhurna?

■ Bhurna · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**935

Working population ****28.1%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 38.9% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 479 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 332 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,195 (57%)

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 Barahat

- Sondiha17,864 people
- Auria12,862 people
- Pathra11,717 people
- Kharahara8,076 people
- Naraenpur6,044 people
- Panjwara5,249 people
- Kharihara4,987 people
- Mahua4,855 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhurna from Banka?8 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurna?7,429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurna in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurna?49.2% (Census 2011)