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About Burhivar Village

Burhivar is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 71 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.83 hectares hectares.

Burhivar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhivar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 340.83 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 71
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burhivar compares

By the 2011 count Burhivar is the 623rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 340.83 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Burhivar

Burhivar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burhivar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burhivar from other places

Burhivar lies about 15 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Agori Khas, about 10 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 Burhivar
Nearest railway station Agori Khas 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 15 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 15 km

Villages closest to Burhivar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhivar village had a population of 140. That makes it the 623rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Burhivar village has 71 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhivar has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Burhivar covers 340.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burhivar falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Burhivar is Agori Khas, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Burhivar.

Burhivar is about 15 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhivar is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Agori Khas is about 10 km away. Robertsganj is about 15 km away. Sonbhadra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kargara (3.6 km), Chhaura (4.7 km) and Barganwa (4.8 km).

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

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