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About Bursum Bari Village

Bursum Bari is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 372 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bursum Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bursum Bari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 183.22 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 372
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bursum Bari compares

By the 2011 count Bursum Bari is the 17th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 183.22 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Bursum Bari

Bursum Bari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bursum Bari as Available within 5 - 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 Bursum Bari from other places

Bursum Bari lies about 23 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 58 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 Bursum Bari
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 6.5 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 23 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 23 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 58 km

Villages closest to Bursum Bari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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 Bursum Bari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bursum Bari village had a population of 712. That makes it the 17th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bursum Bari village has 372 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bursum Bari has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Bursum Bari is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bursum Bari covers 183.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bursum Bari falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bursum Bari is Kathgodam, about 58 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bursum Bari.

Bursum Bari is about 23 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bursum Bari is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 6.5 km away. Pithoragarh is about 23 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raitola (under 2 km), Dharari Nainoli (under 2 km) and Kuntola (under 2 km).

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

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