About Bhutka Village

Bhutka is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 311 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhutka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhutka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Potka
Pincode	832107
Area (hectares)	184 hectares
Population	615
Male Population	311
Female Population	304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhutka compares

By the 2011 count Bhutka is the 106th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bhutka

Bhutka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhutka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhutka from other places

Bhutka lies about 89 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 2.7 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 Bhutka
Nearest railway station	Barabambo	2.7 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potka	17 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	89 km

Villages closest to Bhutka

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

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Common questions about Bhutka

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhutka village had a population of 615. That makes it the 106th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Bhutka village has 311 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhutka has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bhutka is 832107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhutka covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhutka falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhutka is Barabambo, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhutka.

Bhutka is about 89 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhutka is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 2.7 km away. Chakradharpur is about 8.3 km away. Potka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.