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About Burhigara Village

Burhigara is a mid sized village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 372 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhigara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhigara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 372
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
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 Burhigara compares

By the 2011 count Burhigara is the 27th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Burhigara

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

Burhigara lies about 18 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 26 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 Burhigara
Tehsil headquarters Kanha Chatti under 2 km
District headquarters Chatra 18 km
Nearest town Chatrā 18 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 26 km

Villages closest to Burhigara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 Burhigara

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhigara village had a population of 766. That makes it the 27th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Burhigara village has 372 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhigara has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Burhigara is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhigara covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burhigara falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burhigara is Kathautia, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burhigara.

Burhigara is about 18 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhigara is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about under 2 km away. Chatra is about 18 km away. Chatrā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sargaon (under 2 km), Sael (under 2 km) and Chiridiri (under 2 km).

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

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