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About Bhurkura Village

Bhurkura is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 259 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 85.59 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 259
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkura compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkura is the 200th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 85.59 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 932.

Getting to Bhurkura

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

How far is Bhurkura from other places

Bhurkura lies about 12 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 9.4 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 Bhurkura
Nearest railway station Khairahi 9.4 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 12 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 18 km

Villages closest to Bhurkura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkura village had a population of 486. That makes it the 200th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Bhurkura village has 259 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkura has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkura is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkura covers 85.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkura falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurkura is Khairahi, about 9.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhurkura.

Bhurkura is about 12 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurkura is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 9.4 km away. Sonbhadra is about 12 km away. Robertsganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunan (under 2 km), Barsot (under 2 km) and Dabha (under 2 km).

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

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