About Bhurwa Village

Bhurwa is a small village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 237 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	822120
Area (hectares)	118.64 hectares
Population	470
Male Population	237
Female Population	233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhurwa is the 55th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 118.64 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bhurwa

Bhurwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhurwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhurwa from other places

Bhurwa lies about 36 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about 6.4 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 Bhurwa
Nearest railway station	Kosiara	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	7.8 km
Nearest town	Husainābād	17 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	36 km

Villages closest to Bhurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurwa village had a population of 470. That makes it the 55th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Bhurwa village has 237 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurwa has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Bhurwa is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurwa covers 118.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurwa falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhurwa is Kosiara, about 6.4 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 village for Bhurwa.

Bhurwa is about 36 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurwa is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kosiara is about 6.4 km away. Kandi is about 7.8 km away. Husainābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.