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About Burhichapar Village

Burhichapar is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 182 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhichapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhichapar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 182
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Burhichapar compares

By the 2011 count Burhichapar is the 44th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Burhichapar

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

Burhichapar lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 25 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 Burhichapar
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 25 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Burhichapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhichapar village had a population of 341. That makes it the 44th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Burhichapar village has 182 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhichapar has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Burhichapar is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhichapar covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burhichapar falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burhichapar is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 25 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 Burhichapar.

Burhichapar is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhichapar is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 4.4 km away. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 25 km away. Dumka is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gariapani (under 2 km), Palasbani (under 2 km) and Chhatarchua (under 2 km).

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

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