Village · Bishungarh, Hazaribagh
# Bukna

Bukna is a village in Bishungarh sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825312. The 2011 Census counted 1,012 people in 157 households, the 41st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.
- 1,012 people (2011)
- 157 households
- 63.0% literacy
- 825312 PIN code

## Bukna PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bukna is 825312. Bukna falls in Bishungarh sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 825312
- Gram panchayat Gainra
- Community development block Bishungarh
- Census village code 368426

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bukna from nearby towns?
- Bishungarh (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Hazaribagh (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Hazaribagh (nearest town) 47 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bukna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bukna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bishungarh
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bishungarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bukna known for?

The main crops are rice. About 7% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bukna

Of every 100 households in Bukna in 2011, 68 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bukna · ■ Bishungarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 74%
- Toilet within the home 1% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 93%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 77%
- Use banking services 44% 65%
- Television 9% 18%
- Mobile phone 81% 70%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 17% 15%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bukna?

■ Bukna · ■ Bishungarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.0% 60.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1053 986
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 958 928
- Working population 43.6% 48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 48.9% for women. 47% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 92 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (3%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 105 (24%) · ■ Marginal 231 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bishungarh
- Gundro 1,167 people
- Pharachanch 1,131 people
- Urgi 1,111 people
- Nawadih 1,097 people
- Chitramu 1,003 people
- Golgo 961 people
- Chatkari 951 people
- Simaria 947 people

All 97 villages in Bishungarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bukna? 825312
- How far is Bukna from Hazaribagh? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Bukna? 1,012 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bukna in? Hazaribagh district (Bishungarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bukna? 63.0% (Census 2011)

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