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About Baurakhar Village

Baurakhar is a small village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 151 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baurakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baurakhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 151
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baurakhar compares

By the 2011 count Baurakhar is the 84th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Baurakhar

Baurakhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baurakhar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baurakhar from other places

Baurakhar lies about 17 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 8.9 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 Baurakhar
Nearest railway station Chegro 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilambar Pitambarpur 17 km
District headquarters Palamu 17 km
Nearest town Kāro 22 km

Villages closest to Baurakhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilambar Pitambarpur 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 Baurakhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baurakhar village had a population of 309. That makes it the 84th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Baurakhar village has 151 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baurakhar has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Baurakhar is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baurakhar covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baurakhar falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baurakhar is Chegro, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Baurakhar.

Baurakhar is about 17 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baurakhar is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chegro is about 8.9 km away. Nilambar Pitambarpur is about 17 km away. Palamu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goradih Kothilwa (8.4 km), Bansdih (12 km) and Chak (14 km).

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

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