About Burka Village

Burka is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 371 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Sisai
Pincode	835224
Area (hectares)	376.2 hectares
Population	732
Male Population	371
Female Population	361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Burka compares

By the 2011 count Burka is the 56th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 376.2 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Burka

Burka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burka 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burka from other places

Burka lies about 30 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 23 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 Burka
Tehsil headquarters	Sisai	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Nagjua	23 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	27 km
District headquarters	Gumla	30 km

Villages closest to Burka

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.

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Common questions about Burka

As per the Census of India 2011, Burka village had a population of 732. That makes it the 56th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Burka village has 371 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burka has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Burka covers 376.2 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.

Burka falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burka is Nagjua, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Burka.

Burka is about 30 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burka is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 3.6 km away. Nagjua is about 23 km away. Lohārdagā is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.