About Burhigara Village

Burhigara is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 173 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 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	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode	825401
Area (hectares)	37 hectares
Population	344
Male Population	173
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Burhigara compares

By the 2011 count Burhigara is the 138th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Burhigara

Burhigara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burhigara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 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	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur	18 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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Burhigara

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhigara village had a population of 344. That makes it the 138th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Burhigara village has 173 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhigara has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

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

Burhigara covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burhigara falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 18 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.