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About Bhurkhunda Village

Bhurkhunda is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 320 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.23 hectares hectares.

Bhurkhunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkhunda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 142.23 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 320
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkhunda compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkhunda is the 381st largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 142.23 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Bhurkhunda

Bhurkhunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhurkhunda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhurkhunda from other places

Bhurkhunda lies about 26 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Miranpur Katra, about 9.8 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 Bhurkhunda
Nearest railway station Miranpur Katra 9.8 km
Nearest town Mīrānpur Katra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 13 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 26 km

Villages closest to Bhurkhunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkhunda village had a population of 569. That makes it the 381st largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Bhurkhunda village has 320 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkhunda has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Bhurkhunda covers 142.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkhunda falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkhunda is Miranpur Katra, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhurkhunda.

Bhurkhunda is about 26 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkhunda is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Miranpur Katra is about 9.8 km away. Mīrānpur Katra is about 11 km away. Tilhar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itaua (under 2 km), Pakria (under 2 km) and Lohangpur (2.0 km).

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

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