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About Burhwal Village

Burhwal is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 543 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.45 hectares hectares.

Burhwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhwal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 70.45 hectares
Population 1,031
Male Population 543
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Burhwal compares

By the 2011 count Burhwal is the 130th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 70.45 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Burhwal

Burhwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Burhwal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burhwal from other places

Burhwal lies about 22 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 22 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 Burhwal
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 2.5 km
Nearest town Ahraura 19 km
District headquarters Chandauli 22 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 22 km

Villages closest to Burhwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhwal village had a population of 1,031. That makes it the 130th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Burhwal village has 543 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhwal has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Burhwal covers 70.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burhwal falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Burhwal is Chandauli Majhwar, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Burhwal.

Burhwal is about 22 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhwal is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 2.5 km away. Ahraura is about 19 km away. Chandauli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodara Khurd (under 2 km), Bandevi (under 2 km) and Amara (under 2 km).

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

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