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About Birua Village

Birua is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 320 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824122
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 320
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birua compares

By the 2011 count Birua is the 153rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Birua

Birua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Birua from other places

Birua lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 5.3 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 Birua
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km

Villages closest to Birua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birua village had a population of 616. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Birua village has 320 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birua has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Birua is 824122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birua covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birua falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birua is Baghoi Kusa, about 5.3 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 village for Birua.

Birua is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birua is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Baghoi Kusa is about 5.3 km away. Rafiganj is about 16 km away. Aurangabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Luka (under 2 km), Bhatanri (under 2 km) and Barahi (2.0 km).

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

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