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About Bhurka Village

Bhurka is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 656 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 459.98 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 656
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurka compares

By the 2011 count Bhurka is the 73rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 459.98 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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 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 Bhurka from other places

Bhurka lies about 34 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 13 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
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 13 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 19 km
District headquarters Raipur 34 km

Villages closest to Bhurka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurka village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Bhurka village has 656 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurka has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bhurka is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurka covers 459.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurka falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurka is Arang Mahanadi, about 13 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 Bhurka.

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

Bhurka is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Arang Mahanadi is about 13 km away. Nawāpāra is about 14 km away. Abhanpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhothidih (1.9 km), Torla (2.9 km) and Tama Seoni (3.2 km).

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

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