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About Burcha Village

Burcha is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 95 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 589 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burcha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172104
Area (hectares) 62.93 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 95
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 589
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burcha compares

By the 2011 count Burcha is the 50th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 62.93 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Burcha

Burcha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burcha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Burcha from other places

Burcha lies about 6.5 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 Burcha
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 6.5 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 6.5 km
Nearest town Shimla 113 km

Villages closest to Burcha

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.

Common questions about Burcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Burcha village had a population of 151. That makes it the 50th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Burcha village has 95 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burcha has about 589 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 Burcha is 172104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burcha covers 62.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burcha.

Burcha is about 6.5 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burcha is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 6.5 km away. Kinnaur is about 6.5 km away. Shimla is about 113 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deya Dhar (2.0 km), Change (3.6 km) and Burang (5.1 km).

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

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