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About Bhurkunda Village

Bhurkunda is a small village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 60 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,217 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 95.06 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 60
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,217
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkunda compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkunda is the 80th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 95.06 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bhurkunda

Bhurkunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhurkunda as Available within <5 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 Bhurkunda from other places

Bhurkunda lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 16 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 Bhurkunda
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 7.6 km
Nearest town Būndu 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Bhurkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkunda village had a population of 133. That makes it the 80th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Bhurkunda village has 60 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkunda has about 1217 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkunda is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkunda covers 95.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhurkunda falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkunda is Gangaghat, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhurkunda.

Bhurkunda 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.

Bhurkunda is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 7.6 km away. Būndu is about 7.6 km away. Gangaghat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singardih (under 2 km), Roredih (under 2 km) and Haludih (under 2 km).

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

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