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About Burirjhar Village

Burirjhar is a mid sized village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 641 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burirjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burirjhar village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 1,256
Male Population 641
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Burirjhar compares

By the 2011 count Burirjhar is the 32nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Burirjhar

Burirjhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burirjhar 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 Bolsalgre, Bowabari, Broshibanda and Buchigre. 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 Burirjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Burirjhar village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Burirjhar village has 641 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burirjhar has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Burirjhar is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burirjhar falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Burirjhar 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 Burirjhar.

Burirjhar is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills 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 Burirjhar today is likely to be higher.

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