# Buruma Village, Murhu, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Buruma

Buruma is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **716 people in 121 households**, the 39th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 716people (2011)
- 121households
- 63.2%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Buruma PIN code and other codes

Buruma falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatHetgowa
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375064

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

## How far is Buruma from nearby towns?

- Murhu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)21 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)21 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 Buruma?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sarwada
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Buruma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 294 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 Buruma

Of every 100 households in Buruma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Buruma · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Buruma?

■ Buruma · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1255**

**960

Working population ****49.6%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 55.2% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 194 (55%)

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 Murhu

- Balanga785 people
- Gutigara779 people
- Salehatu769 people
- Gumpuru738 people
- Koyangsar714 people
- Gomharia701 people
- Kewra700 people
- Salga681 people

[All 141 villages in Murhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Buruma from Khunti?21 km by road
- What is the population of Buruma?716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buruma in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Buruma?63.2% (Census 2011)