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About Bhurkya Village

Bhurkya is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 14 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurkya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurkya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 12.83 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 14
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurkya compares

By the 2011 count Bhurkya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 12.83 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Bhurkya

Bhurkya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhurkya as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhasli, Bhatwara, Bhauniyara and Bhelunta. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhurkya

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurkya village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Bhurkya village has 14 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurkya has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Bhurkya is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurkya covers 12.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhurkya falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bhurkya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhurkya.

Bhurkya is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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