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About Bursi Village

Bursi is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 59 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 780 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bursi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bursi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 113.39 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 59
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 780
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 Bursi compares

By the 2011 count Bursi is the 150th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 113.39 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bursi

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

Bursi lies about 33 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 40 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 Bursi
Nearest town Mussoorie 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 24 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 40 km

Villages closest to Bursi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bursi village had a population of 105. That makes it the 150th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Bursi village has 59 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bursi has about 780 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bursi is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bursi covers 113.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bursi falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bursi is Dehradun, about 40 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 Bursi.

Bursi is about 33 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bursi is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 24 km away. Rajgarhi is about 24 km away. Uttarkashi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewalgaon (under 2 km), Kwal Gaon (under 2 km) and Lodan (under 2 km).

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

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