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About Burail Village

Burail is a small village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 154 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Burail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 154
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Burail compares

By the 2011 count Burail is the 65th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Burail

Burail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burail 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burail from other places

Burail lies about 3.1 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 4.4 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 Burail
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 3.1 km
District headquarters Purnia 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 4.4 km

Villages closest to Burail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Burail

As per the Census of India 2011, Burail village had a population of 326. That makes it the 65th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Burail village has 154 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burail has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Burail covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burail falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Burail is Ranipatra, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Burail.

Burail is about 3.1 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burail is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Purnia East is about 3.1 km away. Purnia is about 3.1 km away. Ranipatra is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalganj (2.5 km), Arazi Pirganj (4.0 km) and Pirganj (4.0 km).

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

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