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About Buri Sahar Village

Buri Sahar is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 411 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buri Sahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buri Sahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 46.97 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 411
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Buri Sahar compares

By the 2011 count Buri Sahar is the 48th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 46.97 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Buri Sahar

Buri Sahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Buri Sahar 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhaluka, Bhedua, Bheduara and Bhuru Danga. 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 Buri Sahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Buri Sahar village had a population of 779. That makes it the 48th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Buri Sahar village has 411 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buri Sahar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Buri Sahar is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buri Sahar covers 46.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Buri Sahar falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Buri Sahar notes the nearest railway station 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 Buri Sahar.

Buri Sahar is in Khatra 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 Buri Sahar today is likely to be higher.

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