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About Burakholi Village

Burakholi is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 68 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burakholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burakholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 183.38 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 68
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burakholi compares

By the 2011 count Burakholi is the 137th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 183.38 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Burakholi

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

How far is Burakholi from other places

Burakholi lies about 32 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 79 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 Burakholi
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 13 km
District headquarters Chamoli 32 km
Nearest town Pauri 41 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 79 km

Villages closest to Burakholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burakholi village had a population of 156. That makes it the 137th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Burakholi village has 68 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burakholi has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Burakholi is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burakholi covers 183.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burakholi falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Burakholi is Kotdwara, about 79 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burakholi.

Burakholi is about 32 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burakholi is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 13 km away. Chamoli is about 32 km away. Pauri is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisarakheta Palla (under 2 km), Bukhara Kheta (under 2 km) and Ghuma Khet Malla (under 2 km).

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

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