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About Burudih Village

Burudih is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 346 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burudih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 195.46 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 346
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burudih compares

By the 2011 count Burudih is the 59th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 195.46 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Burudih

Burudih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burudih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burudih from other places

Burudih lies about 42 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Suisa, about 9.6 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 Burudih
Nearest railway station Suisa 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Balarampur 33 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 42 km

Villages closest to Burudih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balarampur 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 Burudih

As per the Census of India 2011, Burudih village had a population of 651. That makes it the 59th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Burudih village has 346 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burudih has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Burudih is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burudih covers 195.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burudih falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Burudih is Suisa, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Burudih.

Burudih 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.

Burudih is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Suisa is about 9.6 km away. Balarampur is about 33 km away. Balarāmpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobinddih (4.2 km), Parasya (7.4 km) and Bhurudih (8.0 km).

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

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