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About Burch Village

Burch is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 19 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burch village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 45.36 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 19
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burch compares

By the 2011 count Burch is the 163rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 45.36 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 944.

Getting to Burch

Burch is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burch as Available within 10+ 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 Burch from other places

Burch lies about 46 km from Shimla. 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 Burch
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Burch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burch village had a population of 40. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Burch village has 19 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burch has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Burch is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burch covers 45.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burch falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burch.

Burch is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burch is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawandli (under 2 km), Ranwi (1.6 km) and Poran (2.0 km).

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

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