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About Bhurkundi Chakla Village

Bhurkundi Chakla is a small village in Bhawanipur tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 200 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkundi Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkundi Chakla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Bhawanipur
Pincode 854204
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 200
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhurkundi Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkundi Chakla is the 40th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bhurkundi Chakla

Bhurkundi Chakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhurkundi Chakla as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhurkundi Chakla from other places

Bhurkundi Chakla lies about 68 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 5.8 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 Bhurkundi Chakla
Nearest railway station Bathnaha 5.8 km
Nearest town Forbesganj 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhawanipur 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 68 km

Villages closest to Bhurkundi Chakla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhawanipur 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 Bhurkundi Chakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkundi Chakla village had a population of 366. That makes it the 40th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents.

Bhurkundi Chakla village has 200 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkundi Chakla has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkundi Chakla is 854204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkundi Chakla covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkundi Chakla falls under Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkundi Chakla is Bathnaha, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhurkundi Chakla.

Bhurkundi Chakla is about 68 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkundi Chakla is in Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district. Bathnaha is about 5.8 km away. Forbesganj is about 9.1 km away. Bhawanipur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahgaura Chakla (under 2 km), Chandaili Karmchand (4.3 km) and Chandaili Milik (4.3 km).

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

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