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About Bhurgodih Village

Bhurgodih is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 166 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurgodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurgodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 166
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
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 Bhurgodih compares

By the 2011 count Bhurgodih is the 96th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bhurgodih

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

Bhurgodih lies about 37 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 26 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 Bhurgodih
Nearest railway station Jamua 26 km
Nearest town Jhajha 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 28 km
District headquarters Giridih 37 km

Villages closest to Bhurgodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurgodih village had a population of 304. That makes it the 96th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Bhurgodih village has 166 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurgodih has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bhurgodih is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurgodih covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhurgodih falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhurgodih is Jamua, about 26 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 Bhurgodih.

Bhurgodih is about 37 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurgodih is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 26 km away. Jhajha is about 28 km away. Tisri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duarpahri (7.4 km), Lachhuraedih (9.5 km) and Barahmasia (11 km).

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

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