# Bhuj Tukum Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/bhuj-tukum/ Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur # Bhuj Tukum Bhuj Tukum is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 273 households**, the 43rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 1,166people (2011) - 273households - 76.4%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Bhuj Tukum PIN code and other codes Bhuj Tukum falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBrahmapuri - Census village code540842 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhuj Tukum from nearby towns? - Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)160 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)38 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 Bhuj Tukum? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhuj Tukum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bramhapuri - ○Degree college10+ km · Bramhapuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Bhuj Tukum known for? About 23% of the 791 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Bhuj Tukum Of every 100 households in Bhuj Tukum in 2011, 71 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhuj Tukum · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **69% Toilet within the home ****24%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **65% Tap water ****0%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **94% Use banking services ****90%** **57% Television ****28%** **23% Mobile phone ****34%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****16%** **29% Own their home ****92%** **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 Bhuj Tukum? ■ Bhuj Tukum · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **963 Working population ****64.1%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 64.9% for women. 68% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 247 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (7%) · **■** Marginal 244 (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 Brahmapuri - Kolari1,232 people - Sawalgaon1,230 people - Chorti1,212 people - Kahali1,186 people - Kudesawali1,147 people - Adyal Tukum1,134 people - Kaleta1,121 people - Ekara1,096 people [All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhuj Tukum from Chandrapur?160 km by road - What is the population of Bhuj Tukum?1,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhuj Tukum in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhuj Tukum?76.4% (Census 2011)