About Burju Village

Burju is a small village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 223 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burju village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Ratu
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	439
Male Population	223
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Burju compares

By the 2011 count Burju is the 33rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Burju

Burju is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Burju 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burju from other places

Burju lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 9.6 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 Burju
Tehsil headquarters	Ratu	under 2 km
Nearest town	Rātu	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Piska	9.6 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	14 km

Villages closest to Burju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burju village had a population of 439. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Burju village has 223 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burju has about 969 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Burju is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burju covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burju falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Burju is Piska, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Burju.

Burju is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burju is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Ratu is about under 2 km away. Rātu is about under 2 km away. Piska is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.