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About Buruga Village

Buruga is a small village in Veeraghattam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 227 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532460, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buruga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buruga village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Veeraghattam
Pincode 532460
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 227
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buruga compares

By the 2011 count Buruga is the 34th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Buruga

Buruga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Buruga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buruga from other places

Buruga lies about 54 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Parvatipuram, about 20 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 Buruga
Tehsil headquarters Veeraghattam 1.7 km
Nearest town Pālkonda 19 km
Nearest railway station Parvatipuram 20 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 54 km

Villages closest to Buruga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buruga village had a population of 469. That makes it the 34th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Buruga village has 227 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buruga has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Buruga is 532460. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buruga covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buruga falls under Veeraghattam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Buruga is Parvatipuram, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Buruga.

Buruga is about 54 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buruga is in Veeraghattam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Veeraghattam is about 1.7 km away. Pālkonda is about 19 km away. Parvatipuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jirayathi Gopalapuram (under 2 km), Nadukuru (under 2 km) and Veeraghattam (1.7 km).

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

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