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About Burahta Village

Burahta is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 156 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burahta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burahta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 295.99 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 156
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
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 Burahta compares

By the 2011 count Burahta is the 74th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 295.99 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1014.

Getting to Burahta

Burahta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burahta 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 Burahta from other places

Burahta lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 41 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 Burahta
District headquarters Mandi 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 34 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 41 km

Villages closest to Burahta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burahta village had a population of 333. That makes it the 74th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Burahta village has 156 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burahta has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Burahta is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burahta covers 295.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burahta falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Burahta is Adit Junction, about 41 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burahta.

Burahta is about 27 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burahta is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 27 km away. Chachyot is about 34 km away. Adit Junction is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pabo (6.9 km), Fagraut (8.0 km) and Thachi (15 km).

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

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