About Bhurka Village

Bhurka is a small village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 72 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Bhanupratappur
Pincode	494669
Area (hectares)	405.8 hectares
Population	143
Male Population	72
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurka compares

By the 2011 count Bhurka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 405.8 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

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 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 13 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 7.5 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	Keoti	7.5 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhanupratappur	15 km
Nearest town	Kānker	38 km

Villages closest to Bhurka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanupratappur 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 143. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Bhurka village has 72 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurka has about 986 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 1044.

The pincode recorded for Bhurka is 494669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurka covers 405.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhurka falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurka is Keoti, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance for Bhurka.

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

Bhurka is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Keoti is about 7.5 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 13 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.