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About Burda Village

Burda is one of the larger villages in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,159, made up of 2,702 males and 2,457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2083.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 2083.73 hectares
Population 5,159
Male Population 2,702
Female Population 2,457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burda compares

By the 2011 count Burda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 2083.73 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Burda

Burda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhursu, Bhursudi, Biddiri and Birgram. 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 Burda

As per the Census of India 2011, Burda village had a population of 5,159. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Burda village has 2,702 males and 2,457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burda has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Burda is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burda covers 2083.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burda falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Burda.

Burda is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya 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 Burda today is likely to be higher.

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