About Burhikura Village

Burhikura is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 72 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhikura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhikura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	115.98 hectares
Population	147
Male Population	72
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
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 Burhikura compares

By the 2011 count Burhikura is the 185th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 115.98 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Burhikura

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

Burhikura lies about 24 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 18 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 Burhikura
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	10 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	18 km
District headquarters	Giridih	24 km

Villages closest to Burhikura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhikura village had a population of 147. That makes it the 185th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Burhikura village has 72 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhikura has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Burhikura is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhikura covers 115.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burhikura falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burhikura is Maheshmunda Junction, about 18 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 Burhikura.

Burhikura is about 24 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhikura is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 10 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 18 km away. Giridih is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.