# Bhurkuda Village, Kawardha, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kawardha, Kabeerdham 

# Bhurkuda

Bhurkuda is a village in Kawardha sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491336**. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 49 households**, the 173rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 240people (2011)
- 49households
- 61.4%literacy
- 491336PIN code

## Bhurkuda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhurkuda is 491336.** Bhurkuda falls in Kawardha sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491336
- Gram panchayatSonpurigudha
- Community development blockKawardha
- Census village code439116

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

## How far is Bhurkuda from nearby towns?

- Kawardha (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)27 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)20 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 Bhurkuda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurkuda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dasrangpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kawardha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Bhurkuda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 77% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Bhurkuda

Of every 100 households in Bhurkuda in 2011, 58 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurkuda · ■ Kawardha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**87%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**63%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhurkuda?

■ Bhurkuda · ■ Kawardha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**981

Working population ****51.7%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 40.9% for women. 49% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (62%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%)

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 Kawardha

- Chuchrungpur290 people
- Jogipur287 people
- Nawapara268 people
- Manpur262 people
- Khairipar231 people
- Bijajhori225 people
- Singhanpuri225 people
- Bordehi169 people

[All 182 villages in Kawardha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/kawardha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhurkuda?491336
- How far is Bhurkuda from Kawardha?27 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurkuda?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkuda in?Kabeerdham district (Kawardha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkuda?61.4% (Census 2011)