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About Bukru Village

Bukru is a mid sized village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 442 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825383, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825383
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 442
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Bukru compares

By the 2011 count Bukru is the 46th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bukru

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

Bukru lies about 42 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 8.9 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 Bukru
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa under 2 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 8.9 km
Nearest town Churi 24 km
District headquarters Chatra 42 km

Villages closest to Bukru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukru village had a population of 853. That makes it the 46th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Bukru village has 442 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukru has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bukru is 825383. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukru covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukru falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bukru is Shivpur, about 8.9 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 Bukru.

Bukru is about 42 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukru is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Tandwa is about under 2 km away. Shivpur is about 8.9 km away. Churi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tandwa (under 2 km), Ursu (1.7 km) and Garilaung (2.7 km).

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

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