# Bhukum Village, Mulshi, Pune (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/mulshi/bhukum/ Village · Mulshi, Pune # Bhukum Bhukum is a village in Mulshi sub-district of Pune district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,859 people in 620 households**, the 12th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 2,859people (2011) - 620households - 81.3%literacy - 850females per 1,000 males ## Bhukum PIN code and other codes Bhukum falls in Mulshi sub-district, Pune district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMulshi - Census village code556130 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhukum from nearby towns? - Paud (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Pune (district HQ)20 km by road - Pune (nearest town)17 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 Bhukum? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Bhukum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pune - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pirangut - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Bhukum known for? About 37% of the 1,089 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Bhukum Of every 100 households in Bhukum in 2011, 92 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Bhukum · ■ Mulshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****80%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **30% Tap water ****51%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **44% Use banking services ****78%** **73% Television ****78%** **62% Mobile phone ****90%** **76% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****5%** **13% Own their home ****71%** **70% 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 Bhukum? ■ Bhukum · ■ Mulshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730** **888 Working population ****50.3%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 72.3% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 539 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (7%) · **■** Household industry 65 (5%) · **■** Other work 645 (45%) · **■** Marginal 88 (6%) 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 Mulshi - Marunji4,853 people - Paud3,730 people - Kasarsai3,381 people - Uravade3,318 people - Ambarwet2,472 people - Ghotavade2,280 people - Rihe2,124 people - Jambe1,895 people [All 145 villages in Mulshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/mulshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhukum from Pune?20 km by road - What is the population of Bhukum?2,859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhukum in?Pune district (Mulshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhukum?81.3% (Census 2011)