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About Burima Village

Burima is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 91 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Burima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burima village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 91
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Burima compares

By the 2011 count Burima is the 129th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Burima

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

Burima lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 34 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 Burima
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km
Nearest railway station Karra 34 km

Villages closest to Burima

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burima village had a population of 174. That makes it the 129th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Burima village has 91 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burima has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Burima covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burima falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burima is Karra, about 34 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 Burima.

Burima is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burima is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Karra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaigai (2.4 km), Kitapiri (2.4 km) and Kota (2.6 km).

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

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