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About Bhurkoni Village

Bhurkoni is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 354 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkoni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 151.56 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 354
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkoni compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkoni is the 97th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 151.56 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

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 <5 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 Bhurkoni from other places

Bhurkoni lies about 13 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatgaon, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Bhatgaon 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 15 km

Villages closest to Bhurkoni

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 Bhurkoni

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkoni village had a population of 719. That makes it the 97th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Bhurkoni village has 354 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkoni has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkoni is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkoni covers 151.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkoni falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkoni is Bhatgaon, about 12 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 km distance for Bhurkoni.

Bhurkoni is about 13 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkoni is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatgaon is about 12 km away. Raipur is about 13 km away. Abhanpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Julum (under 2 km), Kanhera (under 2 km) and Tekari (1.9 km).

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

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