Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa # Bhurkadih Bhurkadih is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495687. The 2011 Census counted 715 people in 135 households, the 72nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 715 people (2011) - 135 households - 81.3% literacy - 495687 PIN code ## Bhurkadih PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhurkadih is 495687. Bhurkadih falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495687 - Gram panchayat Khamhiya - Community development block Bamhnidih - Census village code 436831 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhurkadih from nearby towns? - Champa (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 25 km by road - Baradwar (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhurkadih? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurkadih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jhirna - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baradwar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saragaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhurkadih known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 81% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhurkadih Of every 100 households in Bhurkadih in 2011, 98 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhurkadih · ■ Champa rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 88% - Toilet within the home 16% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 87% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 17% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 36% 20% - Television 51% 34% - Mobile phone 58% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 15% 29% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhurkadih? ■ Bhurkadih · ■ Champa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.3% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 918 935 - Working population 61.8% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 71.3% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 76 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (2%) · ■ Household industry 12 (3%) · ■ Other work 37 (8%) · ■ Marginal 309 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Champa - Bhanwreli 789 people - Hanumanta 764 people - Nawagaon 744 people - Jhika 738 people - Darri 705 people - Sonaidih 686 people - Dabhra Khurd 683 people - Bargadi 602 people All 86 villages in Champa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhurkadih? 495687 - How far is Bhurkadih from Janjgir? 25 km by road - What is the population of Bhurkadih? 715 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhurkadih in? Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhurkadih? 81.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/bhurkadih/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.