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About Burhakhukhra Village

Burhakhukhra is a large village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,587, made up of 1,362 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhakhukhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhakhukhra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Mandar
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 482 hectares
Population 2,587
Male Population 1,362
Female Population 1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Burhakhukhra compares

By the 2011 count Burhakhukhra is the 16th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 482 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Burhakhukhra

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

Burhakhukhra lies about 26 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 5.2 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 Burhakhukhra
Tehsil headquarters Mandar 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Tangarbansali 5.2 km
Nearest town Rātu 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 26 km

Villages closest to Burhakhukhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhakhukhra village had a population of 2,587. That makes it the 16th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Burhakhukhra village has 1,362 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhakhukhra has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Burhakhukhra is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhakhukhra covers 482 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burhakhukhra falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burhakhukhra is Tangarbansali, about 5.2 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 Burhakhukhra.

Burhakhukhra is about 26 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhakhukhra is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 4.7 km away. Tangarbansali is about 5.2 km away. Rātu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjhila (under 2 km), Gore (1.8 km) and Naro (2.3 km).

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

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