About Burju Village

Burju is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 301 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burju village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	459.86 hectares
Population	608
Male Population	301
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
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 Burju compares

By the 2011 count Burju is the 48th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 459.86 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Burju

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

Burju lies about 10 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 25 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 Burju
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	5.6 km
District headquarters	Khunti	10 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	25 km

Villages closest to Burju

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 Burju

As per the Census of India 2011, Burju village had a population of 608. That makes it the 48th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Burju village has 301 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burju has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Burju covers 459.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burju falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burju is Karra, about 25 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 Burju.

Burju is about 10 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burju is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 5.6 km away. Khunti is about 10 km away. Karra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.