About Bhurahi Village

Bhurahi is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 102 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurahi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Tundi
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	58 hectares
Population	210
Male Population	102
Female Population	108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
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 Bhurahi compares

By the 2011 count Bhurahi is the 138th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bhurahi

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

Bhurahi lies about 28 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 16 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 Bhurahi
Tehsil headquarters	Tundi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Giridih	16 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	28 km

Villages closest to Bhurahi

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

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Common questions about Bhurahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurahi village had a population of 210. That makes it the 138th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Bhurahi village has 102 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurahi has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bhurahi is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurahi covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurahi falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhurahi is Giridih, about 16 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 Bhurahi.

Bhurahi is about 28 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurahi is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tundi is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Dhanbad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.