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About Bhurruk Village

Bhurruk is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 435 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1518.55 hectares hectares.

Bhurruk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurruk village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 1518.55 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 435
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurruk compares

By the 2011 count Bhurruk is the 92nd largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 1518.55 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1032.

Getting to Bhurruk

Bhurruk is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhurruk as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhurruk from other places

Bhurruk lies about 53 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 51 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 Bhurruk
Nearest town Malajkhand 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 20 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 51 km
District headquarters Balaghat 53 km

Villages closest to Bhurruk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurruk village had a population of 884. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Bhurruk village has 435 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurruk has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Bhurruk covers 1518.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhurruk falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurruk is Dhapewara, about 51 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 10+ km distance for Bhurruk.

Bhurruk is about 53 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurruk is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 10 km away. Baihar is about 20 km away. Dhapewara is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandai (3.2 km), Bhutna (4.6 km) and Garhpayali (4.9 km).

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

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