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About Burnpur Village

Burnpur is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,975, made up of 1,021 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burnpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burnpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 275204
Area (hectares) 303.39 hectares
Population 1,975
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Burnpur compares

By the 2011 count Burnpur is the 73rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 303.39 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Burnpur

Burnpur 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 Burnpur as Available. 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 Burnpur from other places

Burnpur lies about 134 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 6.3 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 Burnpur
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 7.7 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 18 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 134 km

Villages closest to Burnpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burnpur village had a population of 1,975. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Burnpur village has 1,021 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burnpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Burnpur is 275204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burnpur covers 303.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burnpur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Burnpur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 6.3 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burnpur.

Burnpur is about 134 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burnpur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 6.3 km away. Jakhania is about 7.7 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhan Pur (under 2 km), Buranpur (under 2 km) and Madenpur (1.6 km).

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

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