About Bukru Village

Bukru is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 626 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	184.82 hectares
Population	1,228
Male Population	626
Female Population	602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bukru compares

By the 2011 count Bukru is the 61st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 184.82 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bukru

Bukru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bukru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bukru from other places

Bukru lies about 15 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 8.7 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 Bukru
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Hundur Halt	8.7 km
Nearest town	Rātu	12 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	15 km

Villages closest to Bukru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukru village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 61st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Bukru village has 626 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukru has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bukru is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukru covers 184.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bukru falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bukru is Hundur Halt, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bukru.

Bukru is about 15 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukru is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 4.8 km away. Hundur Halt is about 8.7 km away. Rātu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.