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About Bhurha Village

Bhurha is a small village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 239 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 547 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 239
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurha compares

By the 2011 count Bhurha is the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bhurha

Bhurha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhurha as Available within 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 Bhurha from other places

Bhurha lies about 21 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, 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 Bhurha
Tehsil headquarters Kunda 5.2 km
District headquarters Chatra 21 km
Nearest town Chatrā 21 km
Nearest railway station Bukru 41 km

Villages closest to Bhurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurha village had a population of 471. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Bhurha village has 239 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurha has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bhurha is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurha covers 547 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.

Bhurha falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhurha is Bukru, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhurha.

Bhurha is about 21 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurha is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Kunda is about 5.2 km away. Chatra is about 21 km away. Chatrā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodhadih (under 2 km), Sidki (1.7 km) and Kasilaung (1.9 km).

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

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