# Bhurkunda Village, Masturi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Masturi, Bilaspur 

# Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a village in Masturi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495551**. The 2011 Census counted **1,377 people in 342 households**, the 82nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 1,377people (2011)
- 342households
- 62.5%literacy
- 495551PIN code

## Bhurkunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhurkunda is 495551.** Bhurkunda falls in Masturi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495551
- Gram panchayatGodadih
- Community development blockMasturi
- Census village code438925

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

## How far is Bhurkunda from nearby towns?

- Masturi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)52 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 Bhurkunda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Bohardih
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pachpedi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pachpedi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Bhurkunda known for?

About 50% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 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 Bhurkunda

Of every 100 households in Bhurkunda in 2011, 50 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Masturi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****28%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**27%

Television ****12%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Bhurkunda?

■ Bhurkunda · ■ Masturi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**959

Working population ****50.8%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 47.6% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (18%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 481 (69%)

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 Masturi

- Matiya1,451 people
- Tikarishiv1,448 people
- Entawa1,447 people
- Kosamdhi1,425 people
- Hindadih1,366 people
- Chauha1,365 people
- Hardadih1,359 people
- Nawagaon1,357 people

[All 173 villages in Masturi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/masturi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhurkunda?495551
- How far is Bhurkunda from Bilaspur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurkunda?1,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkunda in?Bilaspur district (Masturi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkunda?62.5% (Census 2011)