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About Bhukbhuki Village

Bhukbhuki is a mid sized village in Khadganva tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 301 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukbhuki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukbhuki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Khadganva
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 581.18 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 301
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhukbhuki compares

By the 2011 count Bhukbhuki is the 73rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 581.18 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Bhukbhuki

Bhukbhuki is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhukbhuki as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhukbhuki from other places

Bhukbhuki lies about 31 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Chirmiri, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhukbhuki
Nearest railway station Chirmiri 28 km
Nearest town Pasān 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadganva 31 km
District headquarters Koriya 31 km

Villages closest to Bhukbhuki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadganva tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhukbhuki

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukbhuki village had a population of 609. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Bhukbhuki village has 301 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukbhuki has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Bhukbhuki is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhukbhuki covers 581.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhukbhuki falls under Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhukbhuki is Chirmiri, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bhukbhuki.

Bhukbhuki is about 31 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhukbhuki is in Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district. Chirmiri is about 28 km away. Pasān is about 31 km away. Khadganva is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugum (2.3 km), Bari (2.9 km) and Bachara (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhukbhuki today is likely to be higher.

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