About Burhi Village

Burhi is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 459 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Kuchaikote
Pincode	841428
Area (hectares)	51.32 hectares
Population	886
Male Population	459
Female Population	427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
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 Burhi compares

By the 2011 count Burhi is the 125th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 51.32 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Burhi

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

Burhi lies about 5.9 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Narkatia Bazar, about 5.0 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 Burhi
Nearest railway station	Narkatia Bazar	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kuchaikote	5.9 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	5.9 km
Nearest town	Gopālganj	5.9 km

Villages closest to Burhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhi village had a population of 886. That makes it the 125th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Burhi village has 459 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhi has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Burhi is 841428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhi covers 51.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Burhi falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Burhi is Narkatia Bazar, about 5.0 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 Burhi.

Burhi is about 5.9 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhi is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Narkatia Bazar is about 5.0 km away. Kuchaikote is about 5.9 km away. Gopalganj is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.