Skip to main content

About Birahra Village

Birahra is a mid sized village in Haspura tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,847, made up of 985 males and 862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Haspura
Pincode 824120
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 1,847
Male Population 985
Female Population 862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birahra compares

By the 2011 count Birahra is the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Birahra

Birahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birahra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birahra from other places

Birahra lies about 69 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about under 2 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 Birahra
Nearest railway station Wanabar Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Haspura 28 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 69 km

Villages closest to Birahra

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

Common questions about Birahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Birahra village had a population of 1,847. That makes it the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents.

Birahra village has 985 males and 862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birahra has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Birahra is 824120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birahra covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birahra falls under Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birahra is Wanabar Halt, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birahra.

Birahra is about 69 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birahra is in Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district. Wanabar Halt is about under 2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 1.7 km away. Haspura is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandi (3.0 km), Jakhaura (12 km) and Jalpura (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Birahra today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.