About Burhharka Village

Burhharka is a small village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 215 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhharka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sheosagar
Pincode	821117
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	427
Male Population	215
Female Population	212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
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 Burhharka compares

By the 2011 count Burhharka is the 119th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Burhharka

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

Burhharka lies about 33 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sasaram Junction, about 6.2 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 Burhharka
Nearest town	Sasarām	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sasaram Junction	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sheosagar	33 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	33 km

Villages closest to Burhharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhharka village had a population of 427. That makes it the 119th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Burhharka village has 215 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhharka has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Burhharka is 821117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhharka covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burhharka falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Burhharka is Sasaram Junction, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Burhharka.

Burhharka is about 33 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhharka is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Sasarām is about 5.5 km away. Sasaram Junction is about 6.2 km away. Sheosagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.