# Bhulkua Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Piro, Bhojpur 

# Bhulkua

Bhulkua is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,427 people in 215 households**, the 54th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,427people (2011)
- 215households
- 72.4%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Bhulkua PIN code and other codes

Bhulkua falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBharsar
- Community development blockPiro
- Census village code247399

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

## How far is Bhulkua from nearby towns?

- Piro (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)52 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)12 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 Bhulkua?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhulkua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Bhulkua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Bhulkua

Of every 100 households in Bhulkua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhulkua · ■ Piro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**78%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****85%**

**62%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Bhulkua?

■ Bhulkua · ■ Piro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**919

Working population ****24.5%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 56.9% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) · **■** Marginal 104 (30%)

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 Piro

- Haswa Dehri1,530 people
- Khandani Khurd1,516 people
- Jaisingh Dih1,470 people
- Danwarua1,436 people
- Gobind Dih1,414 people
- Narayanpur1,358 people
- Baghaunr1,343 people
- Hat Pokhar1,272 people

[All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhulkua from Arrah?52 km by road
- What is the population of Bhulkua?1,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhulkua in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhulkua?72.4% (Census 2011)