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About Burgi Village

Burgi is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 104 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burgi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 227.37 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 104
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burgi compares

By the 2011 count Burgi is the 224th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 227.37 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Burgi

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

Burgi lies about 85 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 66 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 Burgi
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 31 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 65 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 66 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 85 km

Villages closest to Burgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burgi village had a population of 218. That makes it the 224th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Burgi village has 104 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burgi has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Burgi is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burgi covers 227.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burgi falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Burgi is Antagarh, about 66 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 Burgi.

Burgi is about 85 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.

Burgi is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 31 km away. Nārāinpur is about 65 km away. Antagarh is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rengawahi (1.6 km), Morkhandi (1.7 km) and Tadwaili (2.7 km).

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

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