# Bhurke Village, Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Bhurke

Bhurke is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494669**. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 70 households**, the 69th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 409people (2011)
- 70households
- 47.5%literacy
- 494669PIN code

## Bhurke PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code494669
- Gram panchayatKaraki
- Community development blockDurgkondal
- Census village code447701

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

## How far is Bhurke from nearby towns?

- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)103 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)51 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 Bhurke?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodekurse
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Bhurke known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and maize**. About 60% of the 515 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Bhurke

Of every 100 households in Bhurke in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurke · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**51%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bhurke?

■ Bhurke · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**972

Working population ****49.9%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 34.4% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 199 (98%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Durgkondal

- Chhindgaon441 people
- Bargaon438 people
- Kondo438 people
- Hanpattari437 people
- Mokha404 people
- Mahendrapur396 people
- Michesukhi391 people
- Chahachad389 people

[All 150 villages in Durgkondal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhurke?494669
- How far is Bhurke from Kanker?103 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurke?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurke in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurke?47.5% (Census 2011)