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About Burhwa Village

Burhwa is a mid sized village in Alauli tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,851, made up of 1,009 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Alauli
Pincode 848203
Area (hectares) 239.53 hectares
Population 1,851
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burhwa compares

By the 2011 count Burhwa is the 38th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents. Its 239.53 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Burhwa

Burhwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burhwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Burhwa from other places

Burhwa lies about 22 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 7.2 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 Burhwa
Tehsil headquarters Alauli 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Bithan 7.2 km
Nearest town Bakhri 11 km
District headquarters Khagaria 22 km

Villages closest to Burhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhwa village had a population of 1,851. That makes it the 38th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents.

Burhwa village has 1,009 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhwa has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Burhwa is 848203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhwa covers 239.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burhwa falls under Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Burhwa is Bithan, about 7.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burhwa.

Burhwa is about 22 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhwa is in Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district. Alauli is about 6.9 km away. Bithan is about 7.2 km away. Bakhri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (under 2 km), Jogia (1.6 km) and Nista (1.8 km).

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

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