About Bhurkunda Village

Bhurkunda is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 676 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.773 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkunda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Masturi
Pincode	495551
Area (hectares)	599.773 hectares
Population	1,377
Male Population	676
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkunda compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkunda is the 81st largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 599.773 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhurkunda as Available. 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 Bhurkunda from other places

Bhurkunda lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 23 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 Bhurkunda
Tehsil headquarters	Masturi	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	23 km
Nearest town	Akaltara	25 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	34 km

Villages closest to Bhurkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkunda village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 81st largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Bhurkunda village has 676 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkunda has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkunda is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkunda covers 599.773 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkunda falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkunda is Kotmi Sonar, about 23 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhurkunda.

Bhurkunda is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkunda is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 20 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 23 km away. Akaltara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.