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About Buriam Village

Buriam is a small village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 220 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buriam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buriam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 425.73 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 220
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buriam compares

By the 2011 count Buriam is the 108th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 425.73 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Buriam

Buriam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buriam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bikramdihi, Birbhandh, Birkham and Buchi Buri. 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 Buriam

As per the Census of India 2011, Buriam village had a population of 443. That makes it the 108th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Buriam village has 220 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buriam has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Buriam is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buriam covers 425.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Buriam falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Buriam is in Ranibundh 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 Buriam today is likely to be higher.

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