# Bhuskan Village, Gora Bauram, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gora Bauram, Darbhanga 

# Bhuskan

Bhuskan is a village in Gora Bauram sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,700 people in 365 households**, the 28th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%.

- 1,700people (2011)
- 365households
- 44.8%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Bhuskan PIN code and other codes

Bhuskan falls in Gora Bauram sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGoramansingh
- Community development blockGora Bauram
- Census village code227838

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

## How far is Bhuskan from nearby towns?

- Gora Bauram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)54 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town)28 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 Bhuskan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhuskan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Asi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Bhuskan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 51% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Bhuskan

Of every 100 households in Bhuskan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhuskan · ■ Gora Bauram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**40%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhuskan?

■ Bhuskan · ■ Gora Bauram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**47.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**966

Working population ****41.1%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 34.1% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 200 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (61%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 41 (6%)

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 Gora Bauram

- Belwara1,985 people
- Mahuwar1,796 people
- Kunauni1,717 people
- Ahisa1,707 people
- Kahuwa1,475 people
- Magura1,469 people
- Punach1,429 people
- Basuli1,337 people

[All 52 villages in Gora Bauram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhuskan from Darbhanga?54 km by road
- What is the population of Bhuskan?1,700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuskan in?Darbhanga district (Gora Bauram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuskan?44.8% (Census 2011)