About Bhurkoni Village

Bhurkoni is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,879, made up of 934 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1382.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkoni village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Pithora
Pincode	493449
Area (hectares)	1382.29 hectares
Population	1,879
Male Population	934
Female Population	945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkoni compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkoni is the 12th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 1382.29 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bhurkoni

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

Bhurkoni lies about 48 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 18 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 Bhurkoni
Tehsil headquarters	Pithora	16 km
Nearest railway station	Komakhan railway station	18 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	48 km
Nearest town	Mahāsamund	48 km

Villages closest to Bhurkoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkoni village had a population of 1,879. That makes it the 12th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Bhurkoni village has 934 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkoni has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkoni is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkoni covers 1382.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhurkoni falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkoni is Komakhan railway station, about 18 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 village for Bhurkoni.

Bhurkoni is about 48 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkoni is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 16 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 18 km away. Mahasamund is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.