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About Burhawe Village

Burhawe is a large village in Singheshwar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,868, made up of 2,003 males and 1,865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhawe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhawe village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Singheshwar
Pincode 852128
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 3,868
Male Population 2,003
Female Population 1,865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burhawe compares

By the 2011 count Burhawe is the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Burhawe

Burhawe is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burhawe as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Burhawe from other places

Burhawe lies about 11 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, about 13 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 Burhawe
Tehsil headquarters Singheshwar 11 km
District headquarters Madhepura 11 km
Nearest railway station Dauram Madhepura 13 km

Villages closest to Burhawe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhawe village had a population of 3,868. That makes it the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents.

Burhawe village has 2,003 males and 1,865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhawe has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Burhawe is 852128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhawe covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Burhawe falls under Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Burhawe is Dauram Madhepura, about 13 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 village for Burhawe.

Burhawe is about 11 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhawe is in Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district. Singheshwar is about 11 km away. Madhepura is about 11 km away. Dauram Madhepura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behri (under 2 km), Gurtara (1.8 km) and Lalpur (1.9 km).

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

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