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About Burhnia Village

Burhnia is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 40 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhnia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 40
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Burhnia compares

By the 2011 count Burhnia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Burhnia

Burhnia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burhnia 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. The nearest villages by name are Bindasarai, Bishunpur, Bokna and Budhudih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Burhnia

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhnia village had a population of 70. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Burhnia village has 40 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhnia has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Burhnia is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhnia covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burhnia falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Burhnia notes the nearest railway station 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 Burhnia.

Burhnia is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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