About Birnagar Village

Birnagar is one of the larger villages in Bhargama tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,596, made up of 9,718 males and 8,878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 853 hectares hectares.

Birnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnagar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Bhargama
Area (hectares)	853 hectares
Population	18,596
Male Population	9,718
Female Population	8,878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birnagar compares

By the 2011 count Birnagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents. Its 853 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Birnagar

Birnagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Birnagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birnagar from other places

Birnagar lies about 33 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 5.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Birnagar
Nearest railway station	Kirtyanand Nagar	5.7 km
Nearest town	Purnia	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhargama	33 km
District headquarters	Araria	33 km

Villages closest to Birnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhargama tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Birnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnagar village had a population of 18,596. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents.

Birnagar village has 9,718 males and 8,878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnagar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Birnagar covers 853 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birnagar falls under Bhargama tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birnagar is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birnagar.

Birnagar is about 33 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnagar is in Bhargama tehsil of Araria district. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 5.7 km away. Purnia is about 13 km away. Bhargama is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.