# Burka Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Burka

Burka is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491441**. The 2011 Census counted **348 people in 64 households**, the 168th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 348people (2011)
- 64households
- 39.8%literacy
- 491441PIN code

## Burka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Burka is 491441.** Burka falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491441
- Gram panchayatMachhpalli
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448318

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

## How far is Burka from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)163 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)20 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 Burka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Burka known for?

About 31% of the 441 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 Burka

Of every 100 households in Burka in 2011, 81 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Burka · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****79%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Burka?

■ Burka · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.8%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**981

Working population ****28.7%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.0% for men and 26.7% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (96%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Ghotiya366 people
- Udumgaon366 people
- Anupur364 people
- Markanar361 people
- Mindi348 people
- Kurush Bodi340 people
- Murnar337 people
- Shankar Nagar334 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Burka?491441
- How far is Burka from Kanker?163 km by road
- What is the population of Burka?348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burka in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Burka?39.8% (Census 2011)