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About Buruhata Village

Buruhata is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 485 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buruhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buruhata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 485
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Buruhata compares

By the 2011 count Buruhata is the 30th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 983.

Getting to Buruhata

Buruhata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Buruhata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Buruhata from other places

Buruhata lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 4.5 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 Buruhata
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 4.5 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 26 km

Villages closest to Buruhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buruhata village had a population of 919. That makes it the 30th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Buruhata village has 485 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buruhata has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Buruhata is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buruhata covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buruhata falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Buruhata is Bakarkudi, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance for Buruhata.

Buruhata is about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buruhata is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 4.0 km away. Bakarkudi is about 4.5 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karka (under 2 km), Garadih (under 2 km) and Matekumdih (under 2 km).

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

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