# Burcha Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Burcha

Burcha is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172104**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 53 households**, the 50th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 151people (2011)
- 53households
- 82.4%literacy
- 172104PIN code

## Burcha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Burcha is 172104.** Burcha falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172104
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027201

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

## How far is Burcha from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)64 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 Burcha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Burcha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Burcha known for?

The main crops are **maize, apple and wheat**. About 12% of the 63 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 Burcha

Of every 100 households in Burcha in 2011, 49 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Burcha · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**40%

Tap water ****88%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**39%

Use banking services ****84%**

**90%

Television ****24%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**11%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****37%**

**69%

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 Burcha?

■ Burcha · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****589**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****286**

**941

Working population ****70.9%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 70.4% for women. 77% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (9%) · **■** Other work 47 (44%) · **■** Marginal 7 (7%)

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 Nichar

- Homte160 people
- Kachrang160 people
- Gharshu155 people
- Solding155 people
- Burang150 people
- Baro149 people
- Baiyee136 people
- Hurba121 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Burcha?172104
- How far is Burcha from Reckong Peo?45 km by road
- What is the population of Burcha?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burcha in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Burcha?82.4% (Census 2011)