# Bhakura Village, Oudgi, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Oudgi, Surguja 

# Bhakura

Bhakura is a village in Oudgi sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497231**. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 269 households**, the 38th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 905people (2011)
- 269households
- 67.0%literacy
- 497231PIN code

## Bhakura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhakura is 497231.** Bhakura falls in Oudgi sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497231
- Gram panchayatBhakura
- Community development blockOdgi
- Census village code432690

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

## How far is Bhakura from nearby towns?

- Oudgi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)76 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town)37 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 Bhakura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Odgi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhaiyathan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Bhakura known for?

About 56% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Bhakura

Of every 100 households in Bhakura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhakura · ■ Oudgi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****72%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**50%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Bhakura?

■ Bhakura · ■ Oudgi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**970

Working population ****55.2%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 55.1% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 471 (94%)

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 Oudgi

- Pendari989 people
- Khadauli983 people
- Karri961 people
- Deodhi947 people
- Masnaki905 people
- Kuppa884 people
- Paladnauli881 people
- Bishalpur876 people

[All 100 villages in Oudgi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/oudgi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhakura?497231
- How far is Bhakura from Ambikapur?76 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakura?905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakura in?Surguja district (Oudgi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakura?67.0% (Census 2011)