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About Bhurkuda Village

Bhurkuda is a small village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 127 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkuda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 105.2 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 127
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkuda compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkuda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 105.2 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1001.

Getting to Bhurkuda

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

Bhurkuda lies about 25 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 53 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 Bhurkuda
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 23 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 25 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 53 km

Villages closest to Bhurkuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkuda village had a population of 240. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Bhurkuda village has 127 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkuda has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkuda is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkuda covers 105.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkuda falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkuda is Hathbandh, about 53 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 Bhurkuda.

Bhurkuda is about 25 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkuda is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 23 km away. Kabeerdham is about 25 km away. Hathbandh is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamruwa (2.7 km), Litipur (2.9 km) and Kesali (3.8 km).

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

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