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About Burhwa Village

Burhwa is a small village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 244 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.19 hectares hectares.

Burhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 81.19 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 244
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Burhwa compares

By the 2011 count Burhwa is the 230th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 81.19 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Burhwa

The census records public bus service for Burhwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burhwa from other places

Burhwa lies about 27 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Deoranian, about 6.7 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 Burhwa
Nearest railway station Deoranian 6.7 km
Nearest town Baheri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 27 km
District headquarters Ballia 27 km

Villages closest to Burhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhwa village had a population of 469. That makes it the 230th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Burhwa village has 244 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhwa has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Burhwa covers 81.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burhwa falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Burhwa is Deoranian, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Burhwa.

Burhwa is about 27 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhwa is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Deoranian is about 6.7 km away. Baheri is about 14 km away. Rasra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hudrahi (2.8 km), Rudrapur Urf Pandeypur (2.8 km) and Mahmudpur (3.1 km).

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

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