# Bhakurra Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon 

# Bhakurra

Bhakurra is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 131 households**, the 122nd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 696people (2011)
- 131households
- 63.8%literacy
- 491558PIN code

## Bhakurra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhakurra is 491558.** Bhakurra falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491558
- Gram panchayatBhakurra
- Community development blockChhuria
- Census village code440962

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

## How far is Bhakurra from nearby towns?

- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)66 km by road
- Chhuria (nearest town)16 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 Bhakurra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakurra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kallu Banjari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhuriya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Bhakurra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and tivra**. About 73% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Bhakurra

Of every 100 households in Bhakurra in 2011, 58 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhakurra · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****90%**

**83%

Television ****8%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bhakurra?

■ Bhakurra · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**1008

Working population ****55.9%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 55.8% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 206 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 160 (41%)

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 Chhuriya

- Haladula722 people
- Pendrideeh717 people
- Somajhitiya710 people
- Matiya701 people
- Dani Tola688 people
- Dumardeeh688 people
- Manhora678 people
- Arai Kund659 people

[All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhakurra?491558
- How far is Bhakurra from Rajnandgaon?66 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakurra?696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakurra in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakurra?63.8% (Census 2011)