About Burang Village

Burang is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 118 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 271 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172115
Area (hectares)	262.34 hectares
Population	150
Male Population	118
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	271
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Burang compares

By the 2011 count Burang is the 51st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 262.34 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Burang

Burang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Burang from other places

Burang lies about 8.5 km from Kinnaur. 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 Burang
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	8.5 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	8.5 km
Nearest town	Shimla	114 km

Villages closest to Burang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burang village had a population of 150. That makes it the 51st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Burang village has 118 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burang has about 271 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Burang is 172115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burang covers 262.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burang falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Burang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Burang.

Burang is about 8.5 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burang is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 8.5 km away. Kinnaur is about 8.5 km away. Shimla is about 114 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.