# Bhukhri Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/bhukhri/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Bhukhri Bhukhri is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **716 people in 120 households**, the 98th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 716people (2011) - 120households - 76.8%literacy - 140501PIN code ## Bhukhri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhukhri is 140501.** Bhukhri falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140501 - Gram panchayatBhukhri - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039301 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhukhri from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)34 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)16 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 Bhukhri? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bhukhri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Samgauli - ○Degree college10+ km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dera Bassi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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 tanks / ponds - 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 Bhukhri known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 94% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 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 Bhukhri Of every 100 households in Bhukhri in 2011, 93 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Bhukhri · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **97% Toilet within the home ****32%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **42% Tap water ****98%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **59% Use banking services ****92%** **60% Television ****57%** **80% Mobile phone ****50%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **9% None of these assets ****17%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **89% 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 Bhukhri? ■ Bhukhri · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **801 Working population ****39.0%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 67.7% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 65 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (23%) · **■** Other work 151 (54%) 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 Dera Bassi - Gulabgarh791 people - Malan781 people - Jhajon766 people - Shatabgarh724 people - Ibrahimpura714 people - Azizpur708 people - Jandli699 people - Sanauli699 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhukhri?140501 - How far is Bhukhri from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?34 km by road - What is the population of Bhukhri?716 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhukhri in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhukhri?76.8% (Census 2011)