About Bhurkuraha Village

Bhurkuraha is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,849, made up of 1,393 males and 1,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkuraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkuraha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Shahganj
Pincode	222139
Area (hectares)	278.89 hectares
Population	2,849
Male Population	1,393
Female Population	1,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhurkuraha compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkuraha is the 51st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 278.89 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bhurkuraha

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

Bhurkuraha lies about 17 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 4.0 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 Bhurkuraha
Nearest railway station	Mihrawan	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahganj	16 km
Nearest town	Shāhganj	16 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	17 km

Villages closest to Bhurkuraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkuraha village had a population of 2,849. That makes it the 51st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Bhurkuraha village has 1,393 males and 1,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkuraha has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkuraha is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkuraha covers 278.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhurkuraha falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkuraha is Mihrawan, about 4.0 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 Bhurkuraha.

Bhurkuraha is about 17 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkuraha is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 4.0 km away. Shahganj is about 16 km away. Shāhganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.