# Buka Village, Patan, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Patan, Palamu 

# Buka

Buka is a village in Patan sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822123**. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 41 households**, the 120th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 230people (2011)
- 41households
- 48.4%literacy
- 822123PIN code

## Buka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buka is 822123.** Buka falls in Patan sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822123
- Gram panchayatKaswakhar
- Community development blockPatan
- Census village code365983

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?

- Patan (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)50 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / 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 Buka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Buka · ■ Patan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**17%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**28%

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 Buka?

■ Buka · ■ Patan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**922

Working population ****59.1%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.0% for men and 45.3% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 136 (100%)

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 Patan

- Rabdi253 people
- Tilkudih250 people
- Jagodih246 people
- Phusna Pathra239 people
- Bijra207 people
- Ledgani204 people
- Diharia203 people
- Bagaia194 people

[All 152 villages in Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/patan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buka?822123
- How far is Buka from Medininagar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Buka?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buka in?Palamu district (Patan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Buka?48.4% (Census 2011)