# Bhurkuli Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Bhurkuli

Bhurkuli is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 75 households**, the 162nd largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 387people (2011)
- 75households
- 52.4%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Bhurkuli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhurkuli is 831002.** Bhurkuli falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatKatnga
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379663

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

## How far is Bhurkuli from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sarikela-Kharswana (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)20 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 Bhurkuli?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kumdasol
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarikela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Bhurkuli known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 81% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Bhurkuli

Of every 100 households in Bhurkuli in 2011, 87 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhurkuli · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**88%

Use banking services ****50%**

**61%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bhurkuli?

■ Bhurkuli · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****618**

**969

Working population ****33.3%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 38.2% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (22%) · **■** Marginal 73 (57%)

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 Gobindpur

- Padnam Sahi409 people
- Chorbandha399 people
- Chakradharpur398 people
- Kerugot394 people
- Chhelkani385 people
- Suriaposi383 people
- Seresai378 people
- Batujhar376 people

[All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhurkuli?831002
- How far is Bhurkuli from Sarikela-Kharswana?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurkuli?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkuli in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkuli?52.4% (Census 2011)