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About Buri Village

Buri is a small village in DUDUNGHAR tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 68 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males.

Buri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buri village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil DUDUNGHAR
Population 139
Male Population 68
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buri compares

By the 2011 count Buri is the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 109 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Buri

Buri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Buri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Buri from other places

Buri lies about 16 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 94 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 Buri
Tehsil headquarters DUDUNGHAR under 2 km
District headquarters Tawang 16 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 94 km
Nearest town Rangia 118 km

Villages closest to Buri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buri village had a population of 139. That makes it the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 109 residents.

Buri village has 68 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buri has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

Buri falls under DUDUNGHAR tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Buri is Harisinga, about 94 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Buri.

Buri is about 16 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buri is in DUDUNGHAR tehsil of Tawang district. DUDUNGHAR is about under 2 km away. Tawang is about 16 km away. Harisinga is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramyang (under 2 km), Dudunghar H Q (under 2 km) and Blaiteng (under 2 km).

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

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