About Bhurna Village

Bhurna is one of the larger villages in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,429, made up of 3,882 males and 3,547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 858 hectares hectares.

Bhurna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Barahat
Area (hectares)	858 hectares
Population	7,429
Male Population	3,882
Female Population	3,547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
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 Bhurna compares

By the 2011 count Bhurna is the 5th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 858 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bhurna

Bhurna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhurna 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 Bhurna from other places

Bhurna lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 15 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 Bhurna
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	15 km
Nearest town	Purāini	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahat	27 km
District headquarters	Banka	33 km

Villages closest to Bhurna

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

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Common questions about Bhurna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurna village had a population of 7,429. That makes it the 5th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Bhurna village has 3,882 males and 3,547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurna has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Bhurna covers 858 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhurna falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhurna is Ghogha, about 15 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 Bhurna.

Bhurna is about 33 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurna is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Ghogha is about 15 km away. Purāini is about 20 km away. Barahat is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.