Buria 5711416 217721099 2008-06-07T10:24:16Z 117.96.146.253 <!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details -->{{Infobox Indian Jurisdiction | native_name = Buria | type = city latd = | longd = | state_name = Haryana | district = [[Yamunanagar district|Yamunanagar]] | leader_title = | leader_name = | altitude = | population_as_of = 2001 | population_total = 9829| population_density = | area_magnitude= sq. km | area_total = | area_telephone = | postal_code = 135101 | vehicle_code_range = HR02| sex_ratio = | unlocode = | website = | footnotes = | }} '''Buria''' is a Russian word meaning storm or tempest. In Cyrillic '''Buria''' is spelled БУРЯ. In addition, '''Buria''' is a Slovenian surname. '''Buria''' is also a city and a [[municipal committee]] in [[Yamunanagar district]] in the state of [[Haryana]], [[India]]. This is the town settled in the name of [[Birbal]], the court advisor of [[Akbar]].<ref name=" Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar"> Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Adhunik [[Jat]] [[Itihasa]] (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998</ref> ==Demographics== [[As of 2001]] India [[census]],<ref>{{GR|India}}</ref> Buria had a population of 9829. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Buria has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 65% and female literacy of 50%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. ---- '''Buria''' is also the name of [[clan]] of people in [[Jats]].<ref name=" Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar"> Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Adhunik [[Jat]] [[Itihasa]] (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998</ref> ==See also== *[[Races as described by Megasthenes]] ==References== <references/> {{Gotras of Jats}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Haryana]] [[Category:Yamunanagar]] {{Haryana-geo-stub}} [[bn:বুরিয়া]] [[bpy:বুরিয়া]] [[new:बुरिया]] [[pt:Buria]] [[vi:Buria]]