About Bhursa Village

Bhursa is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 114 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,395 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhursa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhursa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	97 hectares
Population	273
Male Population	114
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,395
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 Bhursa compares

By the 2011 count Bhursa is the 110th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Bhursa

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

Bhursa lies about 9.1 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, 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 Bhursa
District headquarters	Khunti	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bingaon	23 km

Villages closest to Bhursa

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 Bhursa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhursa village had a population of 273. That makes it the 110th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Bhursa village has 114 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhursa has about 1395 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Bhursa is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhursa covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhursa falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhursa is Bingaon, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhursa.

Bhursa is about 9.1 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhursa is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 9.1 km away. Murhu is about 14 km away. Bingaon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.