About Burhni Village

Burhni is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 208 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835234
Area (hectares)	325 hectares
Population	440
Male Population	208
Female Population	232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
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 Burhni compares

By the 2011 count Burhni is the 58th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 325 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 1016.

Getting to Burhni

Burhni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burhni 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 Burhni from other places

Burhni lies about 52 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 8.0 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 Burhni
Tehsil headquarters	Lapung	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	8.0 km
Nearest town	Khunti	37 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	52 km

Villages closest to Burhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhni village had a population of 440. That makes it the 58th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Burhni village has 208 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhni has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Burhni is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhni covers 325 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.

Burhni falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burhni is Bakaspur, about 8.0 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 Burhni.

Burhni is about 52 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhni is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 7.2 km away. Bakaspur is about 8.0 km away. Khunti is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.