About Buruhatu Village

Buruhatu is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 334 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares.

Buruhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buruhatu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Potka
Area (hectares)	325 hectares
Population	693
Male Population	334
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
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 Buruhatu compares

By the 2011 count Buruhatu is the 89th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 325 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 1003.

Getting to Buruhatu

Buruhatu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Buruhatu 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 Buruhatu from other places

Buruhatu lies about 79 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 3.7 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 Buruhatu
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potka	21 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	79 km

Villages closest to Buruhatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buruhatu village had a population of 693. That makes it the 89th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Buruhatu village has 334 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buruhatu has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Buruhatu covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buruhatu falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Buruhatu is Chaibasa, about 3.7 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 Buruhatu.

Buruhatu is about 79 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buruhatu is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chāībāsa is about 3.0 km away. Chaibasa is about 3.7 km away. Potka is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.