# Bhurka Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Bhurka

Bhurka is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 176 households**, the 116th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 624people (2011)
- 176households
- 75.7%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Bhurka PIN code and other codes

Bhurka falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501103

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

## How far is Bhurka from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)63 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)18 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 Bhurka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Bhurka known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 35% of the 400 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 Bhurka

Of every 100 households in Bhurka in 2011, 33 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhurka · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**30%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**40%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****74%**

**62%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**38%

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 Bhurka?

■ Bhurka · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**957

Working population ****57.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 61.2% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 291 (81%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Girui Khurd656 people
- Serimar637 people
- Saristal636 people
- Jamuniha625 people
- Umarkhohi622 people
- Bhangjir620 people
- Bhattu615 people
- Barhi Kachhar602 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhurka from Shahdol?63 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurka?624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurka in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurka?75.7% (Census 2011)