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About Buruhonjer Village

Buruhonjer is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 374 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buruhonjer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buruhonjer village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 641 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 374
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Buruhonjer compares

By the 2011 count Buruhonjer is the 39th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 641 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Buruhonjer

Buruhonjer is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buruhonjer as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Buruhonjer from other places

Buruhonjer lies about 48 km from Simdega. 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 Buruhonjer
Tehsil headquarters Bano 5.1 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 35 km
District headquarters Simdega 48 km

Villages closest to Buruhonjer

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 Buruhonjer

As per the Census of India 2011, Buruhonjer village had a population of 769. That makes it the 39th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Buruhonjer village has 374 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buruhonjer has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Buruhonjer is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buruhonjer covers 641 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Buruhonjer falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Buruhonjer notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Buruhonjer.

Buruhonjer is about 48 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buruhonjer is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Bano is about 5.1 km away. Birmitrapur is about 35 km away. Simdega is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaklabasa (1.9 km), Ukauli (1.9 km) and Chodordah (3.2 km).

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

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