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About Burat Village

Burat is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 166 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722181
Area (hectares) 75.17 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 166
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burat compares

By the 2011 count Burat is the 190th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 75.17 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Burat

Burat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burat as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bindajam, Bindna, Bishkodar and Brajamohanpur. 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 Burat

As per the Census of India 2011, Burat village had a population of 353. That makes it the 190th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Burat village has 166 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burat has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Burat is 722181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burat covers 75.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burat falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Burat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burat.

Burat is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura 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 Burat today is likely to be higher.

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