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About Buruhundru Village

Buruhundru is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 564 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buruhundru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buruhundru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 435 hectares
Population 1,147
Male Population 564
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Buruhundru compares

By the 2011 count Buruhundru is the 19th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Buruhundru

Buruhundru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buruhundru 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 Buruhundru from other places

Buruhundru lies about 27 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Goilkera, about under 2 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 Buruhundru
Nearest railway station Goilkera under 2 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 27 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 31 km

Villages closest to Buruhundru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buruhundru village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 19th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Buruhundru village has 564 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buruhundru has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Buruhundru is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buruhundru covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buruhundru falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Buruhundru is Goilkera, about under 2 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 Buruhundru.

Buruhundru is about 27 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buruhundru is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Goilkera is about under 2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 27 km away. Chakradharpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goilkera Bazar (under 2 km), Goilkera Krishna Tola (under 2 km) and Berahundru (1.9 km).

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

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