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About Bhurkunda Village

Bhurkunda is a small village in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 251 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakaur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 109.08 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 251
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhurkunda compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkunda is the 102nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 109.08 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhurkunda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhurkunda from other places

Bhurkunda lies about 9.4 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 2.1 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 Bhurkunda
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakaur 9.4 km
District headquarters Pakur 9.4 km

Villages closest to Bhurkunda

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

Common questions about Bhurkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkunda village had a population of 490. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Bhurkunda village has 251 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkunda has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkunda is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkunda covers 109.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkunda falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkunda is Kotalpukur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bhurkunda.

Bhurkunda is about 9.4 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkunda is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Kotalpukur is about 2.1 km away. Pakaur is about 9.4 km away. Pakur is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajipur (under 2 km), Pokharia (under 2 km) and Saraidhola (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhurkunda today is likely to be higher.

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