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About Burhaka Village

Burhaka is a large village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,908, made up of 1,567 males and 1,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhaka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Pincode 202165
Area (hectares) 324.2 hectares
Population 2,908
Male Population 1,567
Female Population 1,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 Burhaka compares

By the 2011 count Burhaka is the 36th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 324.2 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Burhaka

Burhaka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burhaka 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 Burhaka from other places

Burhaka lies about 53 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Rundhi, 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 Burhaka
Nearest town Jewar 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Rundhi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Khair 30 km
District headquarters Aligarh 53 km

Villages closest to Burhaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhaka village had a population of 2,908. That makes it the 36th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Burhaka village has 1,567 males and 1,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhaka has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Burhaka is 202165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhaka covers 324.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burhaka falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Burhaka is Rundhi, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Burhaka.

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

Burhaka is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Jewar is about 4.8 km away. Rundhi is about 24 km away. Khair is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baina (under 2 km), Syaraul (1.9 km) and Atari (2.1 km).

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

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