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About Burhijhilua Village

Burhijhilua is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 267 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhijhilua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhijhilua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 73.38 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 267
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Burhijhilua compares

By the 2011 count Burhijhilua is the 100th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 73.38 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Burhijhilua

Burhijhilua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burhijhilua 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 Birniya, Bisanpur, Bishunpur and Bishunpur Chhit. 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 Burhijhilua

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhijhilua village had a population of 496. That makes it the 100th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Burhijhilua village has 267 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhijhilua has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Burhijhilua is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhijhilua covers 73.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burhijhilua falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Burhijhilua 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 Burhijhilua.

Burhijhilua is in Saraiyahat 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 Burhijhilua today is likely to be higher.

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