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About Bukna Village

Bukna is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 493 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 291.62 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 493
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukna compares

By the 2011 count Bukna is the 40th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 291.62 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bukna

Bukna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bukna as Available within 5 - 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 Bukna from other places

Bukna lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 16 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 Bukna
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 6.3 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 16 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribagh Road 16 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Bukna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukna village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 40th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Bukna village has 493 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukna has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bukna is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukna covers 291.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukna falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bukna is Hazaribagh Road, about 16 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 km distance for Bukna.

Bukna is about 44 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukna is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 6.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 16 km away. Hazaribagh Road is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lembua (under 2 km), Gainra (under 2 km) and Uprail Bodra (1.6 km).

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

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