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About Biri Jan Village

Biri Jan is a mid sized village in Biswanath tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 464 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784176, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biri Jan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biri Jan village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Biswanath
Pincode 784176
Area (hectares) 182.71 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 464
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biri Jan compares

By the 2011 count Biri Jan is the 130th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 182.71 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Biri Jan

Biri Jan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Biri Jan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bihpukhuri Bongali, Bihpukhuri Kachari, Bihpukhuri T E and Bijoy Pur. 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 Biri Jan

As per the Census of India 2011, Biri Jan village had a population of 936. That makes it the 130th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Biri Jan village has 464 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biri Jan has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Biri Jan is 784176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biri Jan covers 182.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biri Jan falls under Biswanath tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The census record for Biri Jan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Biri Jan.

Biri Jan is in Biswanath tehsil of Sonitpur 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 Biri Jan today is likely to be higher.

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