About Bukru Village

Bukru is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 444 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	371.5 hectares
Population	897
Male Population	444
Female Population	453
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 Bukru compares

By the 2011 count Bukru is the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 371.5 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 979.

Getting to Bukru

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

Bukru lies about 38 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about under 2 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 Bukru
Nearest railway station	Bukru	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	6.9 km
Nearest town	Churi	26 km
District headquarters	Latehar	38 km

Villages closest to Bukru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukru village had a population of 897. That makes it the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Bukru village has 444 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukru has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bukru is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukru covers 371.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukru falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bukru is Bukru, about under 2 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 Bukru.

Bukru is about 38 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukru is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Bukru is about under 2 km away. Balumath is about 6.9 km away. Churi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.