About Buraswa Village

Buraswa is a mid sized village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 290 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buraswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buraswa village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Chakrata
Pincode	248124
Area (hectares)	246.9 hectares
Population	574
Male Population	290
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Buraswa compares

By the 2011 count Buraswa is the 20th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 246.9 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Buraswa

Buraswa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buraswa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Buraswa from other places

Buraswa lies about 42 km from Dehradun. 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 Buraswa
Tehsil headquarters	Chakrata	5.6 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	30 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	42 km

Villages closest to Buraswa

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

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Common questions about Buraswa

As per the Census of India 2011, Buraswa village had a population of 574. That makes it the 20th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Buraswa village has 290 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buraswa has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Buraswa is 248124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buraswa covers 246.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buraswa falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Buraswa notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Buraswa.

Buraswa is about 42 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buraswa is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 5.6 km away. Mussoorie is about 30 km away. Dehradun is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.