# Bhakurma Village, Udaypur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Udaypur, Surguja 

# Bhakurma

Bhakurma is a village in Udaypur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,235 people in 323 households**, the 24th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 1,235people (2011)
- 323households
- 42.9%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Bhakurma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhakurma is 497116.** Bhakurma falls in Udaypur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatBhakurma
- Community development blockUdaipur
- Census village code433228

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

## How far is Bhakurma from nearby towns?

- Udaipur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)68 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)68 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 Bhakurma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kedma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udaypur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○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)4 h summer · 4 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 Bhakurma known for?

About 3% of the 6,405 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Bhakurma

Of every 100 households in Bhakurma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhakurma · ■ Udaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**48%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhakurma?

■ Bhakurma · ■ Udaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**970

Working population ****68.1%**

**57.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.5% for men and 42.3% for women. 69% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (3%) · **■** Marginal 729 (87%)

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 Udaypur

- Shankarpur1,349 people
- Salhi1,315 people
- Puta1,267 people
- Khondhala1,257 people
- Kawalgiri1,198 people
- Sayar1,151 people
- Tolanga1,133 people
- Kedma1,126 people

[All 87 villages in Udaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/udaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhakurma?497116
- How far is Bhakurma from Ambikapur?68 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakurma?1,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakurma in?Surguja district (Udaypur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakurma?42.9% (Census 2011)