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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MERI BHAGAT
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- LGD code
- 374077
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 439
- Households
- 88
- Literacy rate
- 77.9%
- Sex ratio
- 969 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 127
Census 2011 · in context
How Burju compares
By population, Burju ranks #45 of 51 villages in Ratu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.9%
+17.0% vs mandal average
- Burju
- 77.9%
- Ratu mandal
- 60.9%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
969
+5 vs mandal average
- Burju
- 969
- Ratu mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Burju
- 5.0
- Ratu mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Burju at a glance
Burju is a village of 439 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Ratu block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 45th-largest of 51 villages in Ratu block. Literacy is 78%, 17 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 969 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 374077. The sarpanch is MERI BHAGAT. The population is estimated at 518 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Burju
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 130
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 32
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Burju
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Burju
- LGD code
- 374077
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 439
- Population (projected 2026)
- 518
- Households
- 88
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 969
- Literacy rate
- 77.9%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MERI BHAGAT
- Block / Mandal
- Ratu
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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