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About Buruhatu Village

Buruhatu is a small village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 115 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 722 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buruhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buruhatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833216
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 115
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 722
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buruhatu compares

By the 2011 count Buruhatu is the 87th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Buruhatu

Buruhatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Buruhatu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buruhatu from other places

Buruhatu lies about 35 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 3.7 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 Buruhatu
Nearest town Chāībāsa 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 31 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 35 km

Villages closest to Buruhatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buruhatu village had a population of 198. That makes it the 87th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Buruhatu village has 115 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buruhatu has about 722 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Buruhatu is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buruhatu covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Buruhatu falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Buruhatu is Chaibasa, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance for Buruhatu.

Buruhatu is about 35 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buruhatu is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chāībāsa is about 3.0 km away. Chaibasa is about 3.7 km away. Kuchai is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogohatu (5.0 km), Ichahatu (12 km) and Para (20 km).

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

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