About Burhai Village

Burhai is a large village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,410, made up of 1,267 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Madhupur
Pincode	814152
Area (hectares)	395 hectares
Population	2,410
Male Population	1,267
Female Population	1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Burhai compares

By the 2011 count Burhai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Burhai

Burhai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Burhai as Available within 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 Burhai from other places

Burhai lies about 21 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur railway station, about 9.0 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 Burhai
Nearest railway station	Mathurapur railway station	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madhupur	13 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	21 km

Villages closest to Burhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhai village had a population of 2,410. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Burhai village has 1,267 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhai has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Burhai is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhai covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burhai falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burhai is Mathurapur railway station, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance for Burhai.

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

Burhai is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Mathurapur railway station is about 9.0 km away. Madhupur is about 13 km away. Deoghar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.