About Burua Village

Burua is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 168 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,298 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burua village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Ukhimath
Pincode	246469
Area (hectares)	92.29 hectares
Population	386
Male Population	168
Female Population	218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,298
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Burua compares

By the 2011 count Burua is the 75th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 92.29 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Burua

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

Burua lies about 38 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 102 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 Burua
Tehsil headquarters	Ukhimath	13 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	38 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	56 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	102 km

Villages closest to Burua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burua village had a population of 386. That makes it the 75th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Burua village has 168 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burua has about 1298 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Burua is 246469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burua covers 92.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burua falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Burua is Rishikesh, about 102 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Burua.

Burua is about 38 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burua is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 13 km away. Rudraprayag is about 38 km away. Srīnagar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.