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About Buraganja Village

Buraganja is a mid sized village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 307 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buraganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buraganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734426
Area (hectares) 293.8 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 307
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Buraganja compares

By the 2011 count Buraganja is the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 293.8 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Buraganja

Buraganja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buraganja 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 Bhattagachh, Bhogbhita, Bhulka and Bilakshu. 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 Buraganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Buraganja village had a population of 616. That makes it the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Buraganja village has 307 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buraganja has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Buraganja is 734426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buraganja covers 293.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buraganja falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Buraganja 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 Buraganja.

Buraganja is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling 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 Buraganja today is likely to be higher.

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