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About Buraula Village

Buraula is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 83 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 711 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buraula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buraula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262528
Area (hectares) 47.25 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 83
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 711
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buraula compares

By the 2011 count Buraula is the 163rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 47.25 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1057.

Getting to Buraula

Buraula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buraula as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Buraula from other places

Buraula lies about 28 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 52 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 Buraula
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
District headquarters Champawat 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 52 km

Villages closest to Buraula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buraula village had a population of 142. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Buraula village has 83 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buraula has about 711 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Buraula is 262528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buraula covers 47.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buraula falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Buraula is Kathgodam, about 52 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 - 10 km distance for Buraula.

Buraula is about 28 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buraula is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Champawat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raul (under 2 km), Sirauli (under 2 km) and Bharoli (under 2 km).

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

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