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About Burhiroma Village

Burhiroma is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 218 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhiroma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhiroma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 188.21 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 218
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
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 Burhiroma compares

By the 2011 count Burhiroma is the 102nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 188.21 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Burhiroma

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

Burhiroma lies about 26 km from Khunti. 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 Burhiroma
Tehsil headquarters Karra 8.9 km
District headquarters Khunti 26 km

Villages closest to Burhiroma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhiroma village had a population of 448. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Burhiroma village has 218 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhiroma has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Burhiroma is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhiroma covers 188.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burhiroma falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Burhiroma notes the nearest railway station 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 Burhiroma.

Burhiroma is about 26 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhiroma is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 8.9 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birda (under 2 km), Jhapra (under 2 km) and Silma (1.6 km).

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

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