About Burju Village

Burju is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 238 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burju village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	293 hectares
Population	467
Male Population	238
Female Population	229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Burju compares

By the 2011 count Burju is the 95th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Burju

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

Burju lies about 34 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 21 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 Burju
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	9.3 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	18 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	21 km
District headquarters	Gumla	34 km

Villages closest to Burju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burju village had a population of 467. That makes it the 95th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Burju village has 238 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burju has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Burju is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burju covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burju falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burju is Lohardaga, about 21 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 Burju.

Burju is about 34 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burju is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 9.3 km away. Lohārdagā is about 18 km away. Lohardaga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.