About Burka Village

Burka is a mid sized village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 598 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Bhandra
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	357 hectares
Population	1,155
Male Population	598
Female Population	557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
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 Burka compares

By the 2011 count Burka is the 23rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Burka

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

Burka lies about 14 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Irgaon, about 9.8 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 Burka
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandra	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Irgaon	9.8 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	14 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	14 km

Villages closest to Burka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burka village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Burka village has 598 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burka has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Burka is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burka covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burka falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burka is Irgaon, about 9.8 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 Burka.

Burka is about 14 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burka is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Bhandra is about 4.7 km away. Irgaon is about 9.8 km away. Lohardaga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.