# Bhukel Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/bhukel/ Village · Basna, Mahasamund # Bhukel Bhukel is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493554**. The 2011 Census counted **908 people in 206 households**, the 63rd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 908people (2011) - 206households - 75.0%literacy - 493554PIN code ## Bhukel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhukel is 493554.** Bhukel falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493554 - Gram panchayatBhukel - Community development blockBasna - Census village code445764 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhukel from nearby towns? - Basna (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)98 km by road - Basna (nearest town)8 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 Bhukel? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Bhukel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Basna - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Bhukel known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 88% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Bhukel Of every 100 households in Bhukel in 2011, 93 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhukel · ■ Basna rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **84% Toilet within the home ****86%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **97% Use banking services ****53%** **38% Television ****27%** **21% Mobile phone ****33%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **23% Own their home ****90%** **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 Bhukel? ■ Bhukel · ■ Basna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **961 Working population ****33.3%** **47.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 63.1% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 93 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (55%) · **■** Other work 39 (13%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 Basna - Banipali928 people - Kudekel927 people - Koliha Deori921 people - Bichhiya911 people - Saraipali905 people - Purushotampur894 people - Badetemri890 people - Bundelabhatha887 people [All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhukel?493554 - How far is Bhukel from Mahasamund?98 km by road - What is the population of Bhukel?908 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhukel in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhukel?75.0% (Census 2011)