# Bhurkoni Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/bhurkoni/ Village · Pithora, Mahasamund # Bhurkoni Bhurkoni is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493449**. The 2011 Census counted **1,879 people in 440 households**, the 12th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,879people (2011) - 440households - 67.0%literacy - 493449PIN code ## Bhurkoni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhurkoni is 493449.** Bhurkoni falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493449 - Gram panchayatBhurkoni - Community development blockPithaura - Census village code446344 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhurkoni from nearby towns? - Pithaura (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)72 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)15 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 Bhurkoni? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurkoni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 college10+ km · Pithora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Bhurkoni known for? About 56% of the 1,382 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 Bhurkoni Of every 100 households in Bhurkoni in 2011, 86 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhurkoni · ■ Pithora rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **80% Toilet within the home ****4%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **82% Tap water ****13%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****39%** **55% Television ****27%** **22% Mobile phone ****17%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bhurkoni? ■ Bhurkoni · ■ Pithora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **983 Working population ****46.9%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 54.9% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 192 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (15%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (13%) · **■** Marginal 435 (49%) 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 Pithora - Sukhipali2,078 people - Gadbeda2,011 people - Kishanpur1,945 people - Saldih1,920 people - Remda1,846 people - Memra1,824 people - Sawitripur1,789 people - Barnaidadar1,746 people [All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhurkoni?493449 - How far is Bhurkoni from Mahasamund?72 km by road - What is the population of Bhurkoni?1,879 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhurkoni in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhurkoni?67.0% (Census 2011)