About Burakaman Village

Burakaman is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 277 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burakaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burakaman village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Jagannathpur
Pincode	833320
Area (hectares)	512 hectares
Population	564
Male Population	277
Female Population	287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Burakaman compares

By the 2011 count Burakaman is the 64th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 512 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Burakaman

Burakaman is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Burakaman as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burakaman from other places

Burakaman lies about 47 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dangoaposi, about 5.1 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 Burakaman
Nearest railway station	Dangoaposi	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagannathpur	8.0 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	26 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	47 km

Villages closest to Burakaman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burakaman village had a population of 564. That makes it the 64th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Burakaman village has 277 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burakaman has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Burakaman is 833320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burakaman covers 512 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burakaman falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burakaman is Dangoaposi, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Burakaman.

Burakaman is about 47 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burakaman is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Dangoaposi is about 5.1 km away. Jagannathpur is about 8.0 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.