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Bura

Ghaat mandal
Pincode 246435
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Savitri Devi
Contact: 95****3560
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LGD code
41085
Pincode
246435
Post office
Ghat
Population
1,112
Households
214
Literacy rate
55.5%
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000♂
Workers
627
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
139 km
Distance to Delhi
287 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Farswan Clinic · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bura compares

By population, Bura ranks #7 of 77 villages in Ghaat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.5%
−9.3% vs mandal average
Bura
55.5%
Ghaat mandal
64.8%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−117 vs mandal average
Bura
911
Ghaat mandal
1,028
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Bura
5.2
Ghaat mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bura at a glance

Bura is a village of 1,112 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Ghaat tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 7th-largest of 77 villages in Ghaat tehsil. Literacy is 56%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Chamoli district centre, 45 km from Sirauli, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246435, served by Ghat post office; the LGD village code is 41085. The nearest hospital or health centre is Farswan Clinic, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Savitri Devi, and the village votes in Tharali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhupal Ram Tamta. The population is estimated at 1,311 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bura

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Bura · this village1,11256%
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Narangi · Ghaat40662%1.6 km W
Sung · Ghaat26368%2.7 km NW
Sung · Hawai Hq2544%2.7 km NW
Saitoli · Ghaat11064%3.1 km SW

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Key facts — Bura

LGD code
41085
Pincode
246435
Post office
Ghat
Population (Census 2011)
1,112
Population (projected 2026)
1,311
Households
214
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
911
Literacy rate
55.5%
Coordinates
30.26445°N, 79.48177°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tharali
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhupal Ram Tamta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Savitri Devi
Block / Mandal
Ghaat
Getting there

How to reach Bura

Mandal centre
Ghaat · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 17 km
≈ 36 min by car · 43 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 33 min by car · 1 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun139 kmcapital
  • Delhi287 km
  • Kolkata1229 km
  • Mumbai1411 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopBatula18 km
  • Hospital / PHCFarswan Clinic3 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM19 km
  • Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION22 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry52 km
  • Police stationMilitary border31 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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Bura village, Ghaat tehsil, Chamoli | Pincode 246435 · VoiceOfVillage