About Birban Village

Birban is a mid sized village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,598, made up of 846 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birban village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	225 hectares
Population	1,598
Male Population	846
Female Population	752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birban compares

By the 2011 count Birban is the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Birban

Birban is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birban as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birban from other places

Birban lies about 22 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 11 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 Birban
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	22 km
District headquarters	Araria	22 km

Villages closest to Birban

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kursakatta 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 Birban

As per the Census of India 2011, Birban village had a population of 1,598. That makes it the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Birban village has 846 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birban has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Birban is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birban covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birban falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birban is Forbesganj Junction, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birban.

Birban is about 22 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birban is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 8.5 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 11 km away. Kursakatta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.