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About Burhupur Village

Burhupur is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,608, made up of 2,323 males and 2,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.57 hectares hectares.

Burhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 527.57 hectares
Population 4,608
Male Population 2,323
Female Population 2,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burhupur compares

By the 2011 count Burhupur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 527.57 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Burhupur

Burhupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burhupur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burhupur from other places

Burhupur lies about 38 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 8.7 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 Burhupur
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 9.5 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 9.5 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 38 km

Villages closest to Burhupur

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.

Common questions about Burhupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhupur village had a population of 4,608. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Burhupur village has 2,323 males and 2,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhupur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Burhupur covers 527.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Burhupur is Shahganj Junction, about 8.7 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 km distance for Burhupur.

Burhupur is about 38 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhupur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj Junction is about 8.7 km away. Shahganj is about 9.5 km away. Shāhganj is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajupur (under 2 km), Dhaurayel (under 2 km) and Hamzapur (1.7 km).

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

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