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About Burhia Sarai Village

Burhia Sarai is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 148 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhia Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhia Sarai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 148
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Burhia Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Burhia Sarai is the 151st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Burhia Sarai

Burhia Sarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burhia Sarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burhia Sarai from other places

Burhia Sarai lies about 42 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 19 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 Burhia Sarai
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 19 km
Nearest town Jhajha 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 42 km

Villages closest to Burhia Sarai

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.

Common questions about Burhia Sarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhia Sarai village had a population of 313. That makes it the 151st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Burhia Sarai village has 148 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhia Sarai has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Burhia Sarai covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burhia Sarai falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burhia Sarai is Duriatanr Halt, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Burhia Sarai.

Burhia Sarai is about 42 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhia Sarai is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Duriatanr Halt is about 19 km away. Jhajha is about 30 km away. Bengabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapsa (13 km), Baraon (15 km) and Beharadih (15 km).

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

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