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About Bhurkuchi Village

Bhurkuchi is a mid sized village in Tihu tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 559 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkuchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkuchi village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Tihu
Pincode 781355
Area (hectares) 188.17 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 559
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Bhurkuchi compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkuchi is the 29th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,066 residents. Its 188.17 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bhurkuchi

Bhurkuchi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhurkuchi 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 Bhurkuchi from other places

Bhurkuchi lies about 13 km from Baksa. 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 Bhurkuchi
Tehsil headquarters Tihu 7.6 km
District headquarters Baksa 13 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 19 km

Villages closest to Bhurkuchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkuchi village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 29th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,066 residents.

Bhurkuchi village has 559 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkuchi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkuchi is 781355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkuchi covers 188.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkuchi falls under Tihu tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Bhurkuchi notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhurkuchi.

Bhurkuchi is about 13 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkuchi is in Tihu tehsil of Baksa district. Tihu is about 7.6 km away. Baksa is about 13 km away. Nalbāri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamunbari (1.8 km), Niz Namati (2.0 km) and Daloigaon (4.5 km).

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

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