# Burka Village, Torpa, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Torpa, Khunti 

# Burka

Burka is a village in Torpa sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835227**. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 26 households**, the 90th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 147people (2011)
- 26households
- 68.0%literacy
- 835227PIN code

## Burka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Burka is 835227.** Burka falls in Torpa sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835227
- Gram panchayatDorma
- Community development blockTorpa
- Census village code374888

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

## How far is Burka from nearby towns?

- Torpa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)25 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)25 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 Burka?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Torpa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 waterhand pumps

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 Burka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 97% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Burka

Of every 100 households in Burka in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Burka · ■ Torpa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**33%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****22%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**19%

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 Burka?

■ Burka · ■ Torpa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**990

Working population ****20.4%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 56.1% for women. 38% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (63%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 10 (33%)

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 Torpa

- Chakla217 people
- Roykera180 people
- Patratoli179 people
- Budu164 people
- Mamarla142 people
- Nawatoli132 people
- Gerendabaroli79 people
- Konharatoli70 people

[All 94 villages in Torpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/torpa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Burka?835227
- How far is Burka from Khunti?25 km by road
- What is the population of Burka?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burka in?Khunti district (Torpa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Burka?68.0% (Census 2011)