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About Burhi Village

Burhi is a small village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 86 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,198 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 86
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,198
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 Burhi compares

By the 2011 count Burhi is the 147th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Burhi

Burhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burhi 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. The nearest villages by name are Biritiya Dandar, Birtia, Biru and Bochdohar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Burhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhi village had a population of 189. That makes it the 147th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Burhi village has 86 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhi has about 1198 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Burhi covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burhi falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Burhi notes the nearest railway station 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 Burhi.

Burhi is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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