# Bhurkunda Kh. Village, Rajura, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajura, Chandrapur 

# Bhurkunda Kh.

Bhurkunda Kh. is a village in Rajura sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **711 people in 155 households**, the 59th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 711people (2011)
- 155households
- 79.5%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Bhurkunda Kh. PIN code and other codes

Bhurkunda Kh. falls in Rajura sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajura
- Census village code541841

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

## How far is Bhurkunda Kh. from nearby towns?

- Rajura (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)19 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 Bhurkunda Kh.?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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 · Rajura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Bhurkunda Kh. known for?

About 84% of the 671 hectares of village land is sown, and 458 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 Bhurkunda Kh.

Of every 100 households in Bhurkunda Kh. in 2011, 57 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurkunda Kh. · ■ Rajura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**75%

Use banking services ****55%**

**70%

Television ****18%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**86%

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 Bhurkunda Kh.?

■ Bhurkunda Kh. · ■ Rajura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**926

Working population ****49.6%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 70.3% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (12%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 193 (55%)

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 Rajura

- Bhendala756 people
- Nalphadi747 people
- Muthara734 people
- Pauni725 people
- Mathara689 people
- Nokari Bk.663 people
- Sakharwahi659 people
- Khambada631 people

[All 108 villages in Rajura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhurkunda Kh. from Chandrapur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurkunda Kh.?711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurkunda Kh. in?Chandrapur district (Rajura sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurkunda Kh.?79.5% (Census 2011)