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About Burihan Village

Burihan is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,670, made up of 1,861 males and 1,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burihan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burihan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 160.26 hectares
Population 3,670
Male Population 1,861
Female Population 1,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Burihan compares

By the 2011 count Burihan is the 23rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 160.26 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Burihan

Burihan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Burihan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Bilaspur, Bishunpur, Borra and Bosara. 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 Burihan

As per the Census of India 2011, Burihan village had a population of 3,670. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Burihan village has 1,861 males and 1,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burihan has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Burihan is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burihan covers 160.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Burihan falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Burihan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Burihan.

Burihan is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Burihan today is likely to be higher.

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