About Bhurka Village

Bhurka is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 450 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495334
Area (hectares)	246.03 hectares
Population	863
Male Population	450
Female Population	413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurka compares

By the 2011 count Bhurka is the 83rd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 246.03 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bhurka

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

Bhurka lies about 62 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 50 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 Bhurka
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	50 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	62 km

Villages closest to Bhurka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurka village had a population of 863. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Bhurka village has 450 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurka has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bhurka is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurka covers 246.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurka falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurka is Kargi Road, about 50 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 Bhurka.

Bhurka is about 62 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurka is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 16 km away. Kargi Road is about 50 km away. Bilaspur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.