About Burka Village

Burka is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 183 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Pakhanjur
Pincode	491441
Area (hectares)	441.47 hectares
Population	348
Male Population	183
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Burka compares

By the 2011 count Burka is the 165th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 441.47 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Burka

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

Burka lies about 71 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 54 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 Burka
Tehsil headquarters	Pakhanjur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Antagarh	54 km
Nearest town	Nārāinpur	64 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	71 km

Villages closest to Burka

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.

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Common questions about Burka

As per the Census of India 2011, Burka village had a population of 348. That makes it the 165th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Burka village has 183 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burka has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Burka is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burka covers 441.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Burka is Antagarh, about 54 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 Burka.

Burka is about 71 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.

Burka is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 14 km away. Antagarh is about 54 km away. Nārāinpur is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.