# Bukkihal Village, Chandgad, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chandgad, Kolhapur 

# Bukkihal

Bukkihal is a village in Chandgad sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **881 people in 157 households**, the 86th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 881people (2011)
- 157households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Bukkihal PIN code and other codes

Bukkihal falls in Chandgad sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChandgad
- Census village code568157

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

## How far is Bukkihal from nearby towns?

- Chandgad (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)111 km by road
- Belgaum (nearest town)29 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 Bukkihal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bukkihal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maner Karve
- ○Degree college10+ km · Belgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Belgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Bukkihal known for?

About 99% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 341 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 Bukkihal

Of every 100 households in Bukkihal in 2011, 73 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bukkihal · ■ Chandgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**18%

Tap water ****40%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**63%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**77%

Use banking services ****92%**

**81%

Television ****28%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Bukkihal?

■ Bukkihal · ■ Chandgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**947

Working population ****54.1%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 57.8% for women. 52% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 375 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 42 (9%)

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 Chandgad

- Kokare905 people
- Gudawale Khalsa898 people
- Mugali897 people
- Sonarwadi884 people
- Kanadi865 people
- Khalsa Mhalunge848 people
- Bonjurdi832 people
- Lakudwadi831 people

[All 157 villages in Chandgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/chandgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bukkihal from Kolhapur?111 km by road
- What is the population of Bukkihal?881 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bukkihal in?Kolhapur district (Chandgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bukkihal?69.1% (Census 2011)