Village · Bharatpur, Koriya # Bhumka Bhumka is a village in Bharatpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497778. The 2011 Census counted 370 people in 101 households, the 96th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%. - 370 people (2011) - 101 households - 52.8% literacy - 497778 PIN code ## Bhumka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhumka is 497778. Bhumka falls in Bharatpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497778 - Gram panchayat Mannaud - Community development block Bharatpur - Census village code 431239 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhumka from nearby towns? - Janakpur (sub-district HQ) 42 km by road - Baikunthpur (district HQ) 192 km by road - Shahdol (nearest town) 75 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhumka? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhumka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kangiya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Janakpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Manendragarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhumka known for? About 22% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhumka Of every 100 households in Bhumka in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bhumka · ■ Bharatpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 20% - Toilet within the home 8% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 90% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 27% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 75% 63% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 18% 13% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 5% - Car / jeep / van 9% 2% - None of these assets 54% 44% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhumka? ■ Bhumka · ■ Bharatpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.8% 63.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 816 985 - Working population 47.8% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.1% for men and 46.3% for women. 44% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 171 (97%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bharatpur - Koilara 381 people - Mainpur 381 people - Dhobatal 374 people - Larghadandi 371 people - Muluknar 365 people - Ghughari 357 people - Ghordhara 355 people - Padauli 354 people All 183 villages in Bharatpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhumka? 497778 - How far is Bhumka from Baikunthpur? 192 km by road - What is the population of Bhumka? 370 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhumka in? Koriya district (Bharatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhumka? 52.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/bharatpur/bhumka-431239/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.