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About Bhurkuli Village

Bhurkuli is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 193 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkuli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 193
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkuli compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkuli is the 158th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bhurkuli

Bhurkuli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhurkuli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhurkuli from other places

Bhurkuli lies about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 14 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 Bhurkuli
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 14 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 28 km

Villages closest to Bhurkuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkuli village had a population of 387. That makes it the 158th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Bhurkuli village has 193 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkuli has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkuli is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkuli covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkuli falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkuli is Chaibasa, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhurkuli.

Bhurkuli is about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkuli is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chaibasa is about 14 km away. Gobindpur is about 14 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashida (under 2 km), Uparsira (under 2 km) and Joddiha (1.6 km).

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

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