# Bhurka Village, Bhanupratappur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bhanupratappur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Bhurka

Bhurka is a village in Bhanupratappur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494669**. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 33 households**, the 107th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 143people (2011)
- 33households
- 24.1%literacy
- 494669PIN code

## Bhurka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhurka is 494669.** Bhurka falls in Bhanupratappur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494669
- Gram panchayatParwi
- Community development blockBhanupratappur
- Census village code447556

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?

- Bhanupratappur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)80 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)30 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?

6 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhiragaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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, kodo and kutki**. About 23% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurka · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**61%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**57%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.1%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****632**

**975

Working population ****60.1%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.6% for men and 25.4% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 54 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (35%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%)

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 Bhanupratappur

- Jamdi214 people
- Alawarkalan208 people
- Niche Tonka170 people
- Bikramganj161 people
- Bagwahi129 people
- Silibahar68 people
- Jalhur18 people

[All 110 villages in Bhanupratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/bhanupratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhurka?494669
- How far is Bhurka from Kanker?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurka?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurka in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Bhanupratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurka?24.1% (Census 2011)