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About Buru Erge Village

Buru Erge is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 468 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 895 hectares hectares.

Buru Erge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buru Erge village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Area (hectares) 895 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 468
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Buru Erge compares

By the 2011 count Buru Erge is the 31st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 895 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Buru Erge

Buru Erge is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Buru Erge as Available within <5 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 Buru Erge from other places

Buru Erge lies about 50 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 4.0 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 Buru Erge
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 11 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 43 km
District headquarters Simdega 50 km

Villages closest to Buru Erge

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bano 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 Buru Erge

As per the Census of India 2011, Buru Erge village had a population of 941. That makes it the 31st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Buru Erge village has 468 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buru Erge has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Buru Erge covers 895 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Buru Erge falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Buru Erge is Mahabuang, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Buru Erge.

Buru Erge is about 50 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buru Erge is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Mahabuang is about 4.0 km away. Bano is about 11 km away. Birmitrapur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rabai (1.9 km), Sumuibera (2.5 km) and Binjamarcha (2.7 km).

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

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