Burari, Delhi

"Burari" redirects here. For the Burari Assembly Constituency, see Burari Assembly constituency.

Burari is a village located in Central district in the Union Territory of Delhi, India. It is located near the border with Uttar Pradesh.

Burari
Village
Burari
Coordinates: 28.75916°N 77.19380°E / 28.75916; 77.19380
Country	India
Union Territory	Delhi
District	Central
Government
• Type	police
Area [1]
• Total	11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	146,190
• Density	13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
• Secondary	Haryanvi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	110084

History

Burari is famous for the Burari deaths that occurred in 2018. It was an event where 11 people of a family committed mass suicide for alleged cultist reasons.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	69,333	—
2011	146,190	+110.9%
Source: Government of India[4]

Hinduism			93.31%
Islam			3.62%
Sikhism			1.45%
Christianity			1.38%
Jainism			0.16%
Buddhism			0.04%
Others			0.04%
Religions in Burari (2011)

In 2011, Burari had a population of 146,190, with 78,103 males and 68,086 females. It grew by 110.9% from 2001, when it had a population of 69,333. The average literacy rate of Burari is 88.98%, with male literacy at 94.17 and female literacy at 83.05 percent. The ratio between males and females is 872 females per 1000 males. The Biggest Religion in Burari is Hinduism, with 93.3% of people being Hindu. The second most is Islam, but with only about 4%.^[5]