Village · Kuchai, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Bhurkunda Bhurkunda is a village in Kuchai sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code 833101. The 2011 Census counted 1,244 people in 233 households, the 14th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%. - 1,244 people (2011) - 233 households - 55.0% literacy - 833101 PIN code ## Bhurkunda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhurkunda is 833101. Bhurkunda falls in Kuchai sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 833101 - Gram panchayat Maranghatu - Community development block Kuchai - Census village code 378539 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhurkunda from nearby towns? - Kuchai (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Sarikela (district HQ) 30 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhurkunda? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurkunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● 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 10+ km · Kharswana - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saraikela - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kharsawana - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhurkunda known for? The main crops are rice. About 73% of the 649 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhurkunda Of every 100 households in Bhurkunda in 2011, 22 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhurkunda · ■ Kuchai rural average - Electricity for lighting 22% 20% - Toilet within the home 2% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 96% - Tap water 1% 12% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 21% 60% - Television 2% 5% - Mobile phone 18% 17% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 14% 25% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhurkunda? ■ Bhurkunda · ■ Kuchai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.0% 53.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1073 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 946 - Working population 50.2% 50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 38.7% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 148 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 121 (19%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 18 (3%) · ■ Marginal 337 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kuchai - Mutugura 1,305 people - Sursi 1,300 people - Dalbhanga 1,295 people - Siadih 1,258 people - Pandakata 1,238 people - Chotasegoi 1,142 people - Ruchab 1,100 people - Meromjanga 1,086 people All 100 villages in Kuchai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhurkunda? 833101 - How far is Bhurkunda from Sarikela? 30 km by road - What is the population of Bhurkunda? 1,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhurkunda in? Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kuchai sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Bhurkunda? 55.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kuchai/bhurkunda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.