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- LGD code
- 367847
- Pincode
- 825406
- Post office
- Chouparan
- Population
- 411
- Households
- 87
- Literacy rate
- 32.8%
- Sex ratio
- 948 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 211
Census 2011 · in context
How Bukar compares
By population, Bukar ranks #130 of 266 villages in Chauparan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
32.8%
−23.6% vs mandal average
- Bukar
- 32.8%
- Chauparan mandal
- 56.4%
- Hazaribagh district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
−50 vs mandal average
- Bukar
- 948
- Chauparan mandal
- 998
Household size
people per home
4.7
−1.1 vs mandal average
- Bukar
- 4.7
- Chauparan mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bukar at a glance
Bukar is a village of 411 people in 87 households (Census 2011) in Chauparan block, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, the 130th-largest of 266 villages in Chauparan block. Literacy is 33%, 24 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 825406, served by Chouparan post office; the LGD village code is 367847. The village votes in Jamua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manju Kumari. The population is estimated at 485 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tajpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukar · this village | 411 | 33% | — |
| Tajpur · Chauparan | 4,214 | 65% | — |
| Marheri · Chauparan | 1,416 | 73% | — |
| Pathalgarwa · Chauparan | 122 | 52% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bukar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JHUMRI TILAIYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 55
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 54
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TAJPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 1,424.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.56
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,370.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bukar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bukar
- LGD code
- 367847
- Pincode
- 825406
- Post office
- Chouparan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 411
- Population (projected 2026)
- 485
- Households
- 87
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 948
- Literacy rate
- 32.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kodarma
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamua
- Member of Parliament
- Annpurna Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manju Kumari
- Block / Mandal
- Chauparan
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)