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About Burj Village

Burj is a mid sized village in Ratia tehsil, in the district of Fatehabad, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 780 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 125051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Fatehabad
Tehsil Ratia
Pincode 125051
Area (hectares) 540 hectares
Population 1,554
Male Population 780
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burj compares

By the 2011 count Burj is the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,158 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Burj

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

Burj lies about 23 km from Fatehabad, and the nearest railway station is Jamalpur Shaikhan, about 22 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 Burj
Tehsil headquarters Ratia 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Jamalpur Shaikhan 22 km
District headquarters Fatehabad 23 km

Villages closest to Burj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,158 residents.

Burj village has 780 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Burj is 125051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj falls under Ratia tehsil of Fatehabad district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Burj is Jamalpur Shaikhan, about 22 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burj.

Burj is about 23 km from Fatehabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj is in Ratia tehsil of Fatehabad district. Ratia is about 7.2 km away. Jamalpur Shaikhan is about 22 km away. Fatehabad is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalandargarh (1.9 km), Mohammadpur Sotar (2.8 km) and Nathwan (3.6 km).

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

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