# Bukhar Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Bukhar

Bukhar is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174030**. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 60 households**, the 95th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 343people (2011)
- 60households
- 80.0%literacy
- 174030PIN code

## Bukhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bukhar is 174030.** Bukhar falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174030
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019228

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

## How far is Bukhar from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)12 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 Bukhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kosarian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Bukhar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 25% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bukhar

Of every 100 households in Bukhar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bukhar · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**34%

Tap water ****97%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****98%**

**78%

Television ****50%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****35%**

**12%

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 Bukhar?

■ Bukhar · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**909

Working population ****46.6%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 73.2% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 79 (49%) · **■** Other work 77 (48%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Jhanduta

- Balhi Mreta355 people
- Bhater Kalan352 people
- Sillvin349 people
- Nahral347 people
- Barsandh341 people
- Dhanar339 people
- Chajoti336 people
- Bhater333 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bukhar?174030
- How far is Bukhar from Bilaspur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bukhar?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bukhar in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bukhar?80.0% (Census 2011)