# Bhurka Village, Abhanpur, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/abhanpur/bhurka/ Village · Abhanpur, Raipur # Bhurka Bhurka is a village in Abhanpur sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 264 households**, the 73rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,286people (2011) - 264households - 77.6%literacy - 493661PIN code ## Bhurka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhurka is 493661.** Bhurka falls in Abhanpur sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493661 - Gram panchayatBhurka - Community development blockAbhanpur - Census village code444658 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhurka from nearby towns? - Abhanpur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)38 km by road - Gobra Nawapara (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 Bhurka? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tamasivni - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawapara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mana - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Bhurka known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and gram**. About 61% of the 460 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Bhurka Of every 100 households in Bhurka in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhurka · ■ Abhanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****99%** **56% Television ****39%** **43% Mobile phone ****20%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **19% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Bhurka? ■ Bhurka · ■ Abhanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **994 Working population ****52.7%** **46.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 64.0% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 162 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 468 (69%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 29 (4%) 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 Abhanpur - Khanduwa1,384 people - Chhanta1,356 people - Umar Poti1,327 people - Bhothidih1,287 people - Gotiyardih1,249 people - Amadi1,182 people - Koliyari1,180 people - Jawai Bandha1,178 people [All 105 villages in Abhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/abhanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhurka?493661 - How far is Bhurka from Raipur?38 km by road - What is the population of Bhurka?1,286 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhurka in?Raipur district (Abhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhurka?77.6% (Census 2011)