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About Bhurka Village

Bhurka is a mid sized village in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 324 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.44 hectares hectares.

Bhurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaisinghnagar
Area (hectares) 400.44 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 324
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurka compares

By the 2011 count Bhurka is the 111th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 400.44 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bhurka

Bhurka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhurka 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhangjir, Bharri, Bhatgawan Kalan and Bhatgawan Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhurka

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurka village had a population of 624. That makes it the 111th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Bhurka village has 324 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurka has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Bhurka covers 400.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhurka falls under Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Bhurka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Bhurka.

Bhurka is in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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