# Buchukupada Village, Rajagangapur, Sundargarh (Odisha)

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Village · Rajagangapur, Sundargarh 

# Buchukupada

Buchukupada is a village in Rajagangapur sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770017**. The 2011 Census counted **1,614 people in 328 households**, the 24th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,614people (2011)
- 328households
- 70.0%literacy
- 770017PIN code

## Buchukupada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buchukupada is 770017.** Buchukupada falls in Rajagangapur sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code770017
- Gram panchayatBuchukpara
- Community development blockRajagangapur
- Census village code384237

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

## How far is Buchukupada from nearby towns?

- Rajagangapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ)74 km by road
- Rajagangapur (nearest town)10 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 Buchukupada?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Buchukupada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jharbeda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jharbeda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rourkela
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Buchukupada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 21% of the 597 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Buchukupada

Of every 100 households in Buchukupada in 2011, 7 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Buchukupada · ■ Rajagangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****77%**

**63%

Television ****3%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Buchukupada?

■ Buchukupada · ■ Rajagangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**964

Working population ****41.3%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 61.9% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 252 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 111 (17%) · **■** Marginal 285 (43%)

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 Rajagangapur

- Gyanpali1,762 people
- Bihabandh1,748 people
- Ghoghar1,690 people
- Dudukabahal1,645 people
- Falsakani1,571 people
- Malidih1,552 people
- Kunumuru1,439 people
- Garvana1,317 people

[All 82 villages in Rajagangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/rajagangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buchukupada?770017
- How far is Buchukupada from Sundargarh?74 km by road
- What is the population of Buchukupada?1,614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buchukupada in?Sundargarh district (Rajagangapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Buchukupada?70.0% (Census 2011)