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About Bhurso Village

Bhurso is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 763 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 896 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurso village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 896 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 763
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurso compares

By the 2011 count Bhurso is the 17th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 896 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1004.

Getting to Bhurso

Bhurso is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhurso 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 Bhurso from other places

Bhurso lies about 32 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, 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 Bhurso
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Akashi 18 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 20 km
District headquarters Gumla 32 km

Villages closest to Bhurso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurso village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 17th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Bhurso village has 763 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurso has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bhurso is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurso covers 896 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhurso falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhurso is Akashi, 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 village for Bhurso.

Bhurso is about 32 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurso is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 9.7 km away. Akashi is about 18 km away. Lohārdagā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semra (under 2 km), Panilata (1.6 km) and Banpur (2.2 km).

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

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