# Burgum Village, Bastanar, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bastanar, Bastar 

# Burgum

Burgum is a village in Bastanar sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494442**. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 243 households**, the 11th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 22.4%.

- 1,201people (2011)
- 243households
- 10.2%literacy
- 494442PIN code

## Burgum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Burgum is 494442.** Burgum falls in Bastanar sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494442
- Gram panchayatBurgum
- Community development blockBastanar
- Census village code449244

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

## How far is Burgum from nearby towns?

- Badekilepal (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)72 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 Burgum?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Burgum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mutalpal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Burgum known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and madiya**. About 32% of the 859 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Burgum

Of every 100 households in Burgum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Burgum · ■ Bastanar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****68%**

**68%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Burgum?

■ Burgum · ■ Bastanar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****10.2%**

**22.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**1049

Working population ****36.5%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 14.0% for men and 6.9% for women. 46% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 220 (50%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 214 (49%)

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 Bastanar

- Kapanar2,234 people
- Irpa1,843 people
- Kumharsadra1,305 people
- Lalaguda1,298 people
- Bagmundipaneda1,005 people
- Palanar934 people
- Sadrabodenar880 people
- Turangur808 people

[All 42 villages in Bastanar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bastanar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Burgum?494442
- How far is Burgum from Jagdalpur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Burgum?1,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burgum in?Bastar district (Bastanar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Burgum?10.2% (Census 2011)