| Bhurkunda | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.6564°N 85.3595°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages (*For language details see Patratu (community development block)#Language and religion) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 829135 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Area Code: | 0651 |
| Registration Plate: | JH-24 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Hazaribagh |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Ramgarh |
Bhurkunda is a town in the Patratu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in Jharkhand, India.[1]
Bhurkunda is approximately north-east of Ranchi, the state capital of Jharkhand.
Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield, Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas).[2] "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own… The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours."[3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
There is a Police Outpost at Bhurkunda.[4]
Projects in the Barka Sayal Area of Central Coalfields are: Bhurkunda U/G, Central Saunda U/G, Saunda-D U/G, Saunda U/G, Sayal-D U/G, Urimari U/G, Urimari O/C, North Urimari/ Birsa O/C and Bhurkunda O/C.[5]
There is a railway station in Bhurkunda.[6] The Palamu Express and Muri Express used to stop here. Nearby stations are at Barkakana Junction and Patratu.
Bhurkunda is on State Highway 2.[7]
There is a small bus and auto stand in Bhurkunda, with services from Bhurkunda to Ranchi, Ramgarh, Barkagaon, Hazaribagh, Gaya, Taregana, Patna and elsewhere.
J.M. College was established at Bhurkunda in 1979. Affiliated with Vinoba Bhave University, it offers courses in arts, science and commerce.[8]
Jubilee College was established at Bhurkunda in 1981. Affilaited with Vinoba Bhave University, it offers courses in arts, science and commerce.[9] [10]
AKC Bhurkunda (Hospital) of Central Coalfields Limited at Bhurkunda with 35 beds has 4 general duty medical officers and 1 specialist. Among the facilities it has are: X‐ray machine, ECG machine, nebulizer, patho lab. It has 2 ambulances.[11]