About Buruma Village

Buruma is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 344 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares.

Buruma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buruma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Area (hectares)	294 hectares
Population	716
Male Population	344
Female Population	372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
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 Buruma compares

By the 2011 count Buruma is the 39th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 294 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 996.

Getting to Buruma

Buruma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buruma 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 Buruma from other places

Buruma lies about 16 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 28 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 Buruma
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	5.7 km
District headquarters	Khunti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	28 km

Villages closest to Buruma

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.

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Common questions about Buruma

As per the Census of India 2011, Buruma village had a population of 716. That makes it the 39th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Buruma village has 344 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buruma has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Buruma covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buruma falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Buruma is Karra, about 28 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 Buruma.

Buruma is about 16 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buruma is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 5.7 km away. Khunti is about 16 km away. Karra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.