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About Bhurkunda Village

Bhurkunda is a large village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,627, made up of 1,343 males and 1,284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares.

Bhurkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkunda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 2,627
Male Population 1,343
Female Population 1,284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkunda compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkunda is the 18th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhurkunda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhurkunda from other places

Bhurkunda lies about 40 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 22 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 Bhurkunda
Tehsil headquarters Goh 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 22 km
Nearest town Tekāri 22 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 40 km

Villages closest to Bhurkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkunda village had a population of 2,627. That makes it the 18th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Bhurkunda village has 1,343 males and 1,284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkunda has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Bhurkunda covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhurkunda falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkunda is Rafiganj, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhurkunda.

Bhurkunda is about 40 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkunda is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 3.6 km away. Rafiganj is about 22 km away. Tekāri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (under 2 km), Ibrahimpur (under 2 km) and Bhaluhar (1.6 km).

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

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