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About Bhur Village

Bhur is a small village in Gudri tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 153 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Gudri
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 153
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhur compares

By the 2011 count Bhur is the 50th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bhur

Bhur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhur from other places

Bhur lies about 70 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 11 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 Bhur
Nearest railway station Torang 11 km
Nearest town Būndu 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudri 25 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 70 km

Villages closest to Bhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhur village had a population of 295. That makes it the 50th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Bhur village has 153 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

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

Bhur covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhur falls under Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhur is Torang, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhur.

Bhur is about 70 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhur is in Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Torang is about 11 km away. Būndu is about 21 km away. Gudri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dura (11 km), Sauriuli (12 km) and Gitiluli (16 km).

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

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