# Buka Village, Bhawnathpur, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhawnathpur, Garhwa 

# Buka

Buka is a village in Bhawnathpur sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822112**. The 2011 Census counted **4,270 people in 890 households**, the 5th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 4,270people (2011)
- 890households
- 60.7%literacy
- 822112PIN code

## Buka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buka is 822112.** Buka falls in Bhawnathpur sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822112
- Gram panchayatBhawnathpur
- Community development blockBhawnathpur
- Census village code347167

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

## How far is Buka from nearby towns?

- Bhawnathpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)50 km by road
- Majhiaon (nearest town)15 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 Buka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Buka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Township
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Township Bhawnathpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Buka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include gur. About 50% of the 577 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Buka

Of every 100 households in Buka in 2011, 9 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Buka · ■ Bhawnathpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**97%

Use banking services ****49%**

**39%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Buka?

■ Buka · ■ Bhawnathpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**938

Working population ****40.5%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 47.3% for women. 46% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 211 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 672 (39%) · **■** Marginal 676 (39%)

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 Bhawnathpur

- Arsali12,037 people
- Makri9,348 people
- Majhganwan8,280 people
- Bansani6,123 people
- Bhawanathpur3,962 people
- Kailan3,876 people
- Dumarsola3,748 people
- Chapri3,385 people

[All 27 villages in Bhawnathpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/bhawnathpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buka?822112
- How far is Buka from Garhwa?50 km by road
- What is the population of Buka?4,270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buka in?Garhwa district (Bhawnathpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Buka?60.7% (Census 2011)