# Bhuinka Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai 

# Bhuinka

Bhuinka is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 170 households**, the 40th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 1,184people (2011)
- 170households
- 62.4%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Bhuinka PIN code and other codes

Bhuinka falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhutukpar
- Community development blockChanan*
- Census village code243663

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

## How far is Bhuinka from nearby towns?

- Chanan* (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)10 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)10 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 Bhuinka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhuinka; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lakhochak
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhochak
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Bhuinka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Bhuinka

Of every 100 households in Bhuinka in 2011, 3 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhuinka · ■ Chanan* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****64%**

**37%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhuinka?

■ Bhuinka · ■ Chanan* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1183**

**954

Working population ****39.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 45.5% for women. 49% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (13%) · **■** Marginal 251 (53%)

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 Chanan*

- Bataspur1,398 people
- Barare1,389 people
- Balahpur1,336 people
- Ramal Bigha1,207 people
- Singarpur1,174 people
- Baskund699 people
- Tilakpur681 people
- Jagdishpur669 people

[All 68 villages in Chanan*](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhuinka from Lakhisarai?10 km by road
- What is the population of Bhuinka?1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuinka in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuinka?62.4% (Census 2011)