# Bhumkan Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Bhumkan

Bhumkan is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 69 households**, the 55th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 458people (2011)
- 69households
- 75.2%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Bhumkan PIN code and other codes

Bhumkan falls in Etapalli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539526

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

## How far is Bhumkan from nearby towns?

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)110 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)110 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 Bhumkan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhumkan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasansur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Etapalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Bhumkan known for?

About 4% of the 2,088 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Bhumkan

Of every 100 households in Bhumkan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhumkan · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**84%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Bhumkan?

■ Bhumkan · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****612**

**970

Working population ****54.8%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 67.4% for women. 52% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (36%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (13%) · **■** Marginal 18 (7%)

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 Etapalli

- Jaweli463 people
- Kamke Alias Ghotsur461 people
- Alenga460 people
- Chokhewada459 people
- Gundam458 people
- Marpalli456 people
- Sirpur445 people
- Gilanguda434 people

[All 197 villages in Etapalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhumkan from Gadchiroli?110 km by road
- What is the population of Bhumkan?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhumkan in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhumkan?75.2% (Census 2011)