# Bhurkuriya Village, Saraiyahat, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Saraiyahat, Dumka 

# Bhurkuriya

Bhurkuriya is a village in Saraiyahat sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814151**. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 44 households**, the 205th largest of 285 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%.

- 228people (2011)
- 44households
- 66.8%literacy
- 814151PIN code

## Bhurkuriya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhurkuriya is 814151.** Bhurkuriya falls in Saraiyahat sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814151
- Gram panchayatMathakesho
- Community development blockSaraiyahat
- Census village code369392

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

## How far is Bhurkuriya from nearby towns?

- Saraiyahat (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)58 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)58 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 Bhurkuriya?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurkuriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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)5 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 Bhurkuriya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Bhurkuriya

Of every 100 households in Bhurkuriya in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurkuriya · ■ Saraiyahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**36%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****57%**

**58%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Bhurkuriya?

■ Bhurkuriya · ■ Saraiyahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**58.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**943

Working population ****60.5%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 47.7% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (36%) · **■** Household industry 16 (12%) · **■** Other work 13 (9%) · **■** Marginal 56 (41%)

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 Saraiyahat

- Champatari240 people
- Mahesh Khanda Urfpindradhab239 people
- Madhuban238 people
- Rajdah237 people
- Kurma226 people
- Bakula224 people
- Thiri Khairwa224 people
- Bhangabandh223 people

[All 352 villages in Saraiyahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/saraiyahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhurkuriya?814151
- How far is Bhurkuriya from Dumka?58 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurkuriya?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkuriya in?Dumka district (Saraiyahat sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkuriya?66.8% (Census 2011)