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About Burahatu Alias Kashidih Village

Burahatu Alias Kashidih is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 320 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.39 hectares hectares.

Burahatu Alias Kashidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burahatu Alias Kashidih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Area (hectares) 206.39 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 320
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burahatu Alias Kashidih compares

By the 2011 count Burahatu Alias Kashidih is the 72nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 206.39 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Burahatu Alias Kashidih

Burahatu Alias Kashidih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burahatu Alias Kashidih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burahatu Alias Kashidih from other places

Burahatu Alias Kashidih lies about 42 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Jhalda, about 7.1 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 Burahatu Alias Kashidih
Nearest railway station Jhalda 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 23 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 37 km
District headquarters Puruliya 42 km

Villages closest to Burahatu Alias Kashidih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arsha 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 Burahatu Alias Kashidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Burahatu Alias Kashidih village had a population of 630. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Burahatu Alias Kashidih village has 320 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burahatu Alias Kashidih has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Burahatu Alias Kashidih covers 206.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burahatu Alias Kashidih falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Burahatu Alias Kashidih is Jhalda, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burahatu Alias Kashidih.

Burahatu Alias Kashidih is about 42 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burahatu Alias Kashidih is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Jhalda is about 7.1 km away. Arsha is about 23 km away. Balarāmpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karandi (4.2 km), Briddhitanr Alias Bandih (4.3 km) and Puranaburudih (4.4 km).

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

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