About Burhkhaira Village

Burhkhaira is a mid sized village in Pandu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,844, made up of 966 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhkhaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhkhaira village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Pandu
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	132.95 hectares
Population	1,844
Male Population	966
Female Population	878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Burhkhaira compares

By the 2011 count Burhkhaira is the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 132.95 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Burhkhaira

Burhkhaira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burhkhaira as Available within 5 - 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 Burhkhaira from other places

Burhkhaira lies about 88 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 5.9 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 Burhkhaira
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pandu	23 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	25 km
District headquarters	Palamu	88 km

Villages closest to Burhkhaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhkhaira village had a population of 1,844. That makes it the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Burhkhaira village has 966 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhkhaira has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Burhkhaira is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhkhaira covers 132.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burhkhaira falls under Pandu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burhkhaira is Katkamsandi, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance for Burhkhaira.

Burhkhaira is about 88 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhkhaira is in Pandu tehsil of Palamu district. Katkamsandi is about 5.9 km away. Pandu is about 23 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.