About Burja Village

Burja is a large village in Alwar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,536, made up of 1,926 males and 1,610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burja village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Alwar
Pincode	301001
Area (hectares)	320 hectares
Population	3,536
Male Population	1,926
Female Population	1,610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	836
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burja compares

By the 2011 count Burja is the 23rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Burja

Burja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burja as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Burja from other places

Burja lies about 25 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Alwar Junction, about 24 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 Burja
Nearest town	Kotputli	22 km
Nearest railway station	Alwar Junction	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alwar	25 km

Villages closest to Burja

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

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Common questions about Burja

As per the Census of India 2011, Burja village had a population of 3,536. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Burja village has 1,926 males and 1,610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burja has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Burja is 301001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burja covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burja falls under Alwar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Burja is Alwar Junction, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Burja.

Burja is about 25 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burja is in Alwar tehsil of Alwar district. Kotputli is about 22 km away. Alwar Junction is about 24 km away. Alwar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.