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About Burul Village

Burul is one of the larger villages in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,014, made up of 3,589 males and 3,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 281.97 hectares
Population 7,014
Male Population 3,589
Female Population 3,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burul compares

By the 2011 count Burul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 281.97 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Burul

Burul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burul 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burul from other places

Burul lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mallikpur, about 2.9 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 Burul
Nearest railway station Mallikpur 2.9 km
Nearest town Baruipur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 25 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Burul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge II 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 Burul

As per the Census of India 2011, Burul village had a population of 7,014. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Burul village has 3,589 males and 3,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burul has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Burul is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burul covers 281.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Burul falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Burul is Mallikpur, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Burul.

Burul is about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burul is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mallikpur is about 2.9 km away. Baruipur is about 3.7 km away. Budge Budge II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malangdar (under 2 km), Charadongaria (2.1 km) and Dongaria (2.1 km).

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

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