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About Buransi Village

Buransi is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 6 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buransi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buransi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 61.81 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 6
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buransi compares

By the 2011 count Buransi is the 216th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 61.81 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1227.

Getting to Buransi

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

How far is Buransi from other places

Buransi lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Buransi
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 4.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km

Villages closest to Buransi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buransi village had a population of 19. That makes it the 216th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Buransi village has 6 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buransi has about 2167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Buransi is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buransi covers 61.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Buransi falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Buransi is Kotdwara, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Buransi.

Buransi is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buransi is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 4.5 km away. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhari (under 2 km), Rajkhil (under 2 km) and Chamoli Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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