About Bukma Village

Bukma is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 304 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	614 hectares
Population	624
Male Population	304
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukma compares

By the 2011 count Bukma is the 29th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 614 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, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bukma

Bukma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bukma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhatauli, Bhelwatola, Bishunpur and Bomhni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Bukma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukma village had a population of 624. That makes it the 29th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Bukma village has 304 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukma has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bukma is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukma covers 614 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.

Bukma falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bukma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bukma.

Bukma is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.