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About Burisahar Village

Burisahar is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 83 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burisahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burisahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 76.85 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 83
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burisahar compares

By the 2011 count Burisahar is the 179th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 76.85 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 976.

Getting to Burisahar

Burisahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burisahar as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Birsingdi, Bisri, Brahmanpara and Budhpur. 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 Burisahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Burisahar village had a population of 155. That makes it the 179th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Burisahar village has 83 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burisahar has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Burisahar is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burisahar covers 76.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burisahar falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Burisahar.

Burisahar is in Manbazar I 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 Burisahar today is likely to be higher.

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