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About Buki Village

Buki is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 533 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 202.59 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 533
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buki compares

By the 2011 count Buki is the 39th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 202.59 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Buki

Buki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buki as Available within 5 - 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 Buki from other places

Buki lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 10 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 Buki
Tehsil headquarters Angara 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 10 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Buki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buki village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 39th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Buki village has 533 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buki has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Buki is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buki covers 202.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buki falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Buki is Gangaghat, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Buki.

Buki is about 28 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buki is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Angara is about 6.5 km away. Gangaghat is about 10 km away. Chitarpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Resham (under 2 km), Benadag (under 2 km) and Getalsud (under 2 km).

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

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