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About Burwan Village

Burwan is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 273 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Pincode 221202
Area (hectares) 99.03 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 273
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Burwan compares

By the 2011 count Burwan is the 284th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 99.03 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Burwan

The census records public bus service for Burwan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burwan from other places

Burwan lies about 90 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 3.9 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 Burwan
Nearest railway station Unchdih 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 23 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 37 km
District headquarters Varanasi 90 km

Villages closest to Burwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burwan village had a population of 530. That makes it the 284th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Burwan village has 273 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burwan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Burwan is 221202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burwan covers 99.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burwan falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Burwan is Unchdih, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Burwan.

Burwan is about 90 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burwan is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Unchdih is about 3.9 km away. Pindra is about 23 km away. Gyānpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoghali (3.7 km), Chak Kharawan (5.4 km) and Garkhara (5.4 km).

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

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