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About Burari Village

Burari is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 61 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 44.2 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 61
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
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 Burari compares

By the 2011 count Burari is the 186th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 44.2 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Burari

Burari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burari 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 Burari from other places

Burari lies about 44 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 22 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 Burari
Nearest town Mussoorie 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 22 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 22 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 44 km

Villages closest to Burari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burari village had a population of 124. That makes it the 186th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Burari village has 61 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burari has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Burari is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burari covers 44.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burari falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Burari is Dehradun, about 22 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 Burari.

Burari is about 44 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burari is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 6.8 km away. Dhanaulti is about 22 km away. Dehradun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rayat Gaon (under 2 km), Matela (under 2 km) and Khas Kudaun (1.7 km).

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

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