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About Biharpur Village

Biharpur is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 210 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,210 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Biharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 210
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,210
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biharpur compares

By the 2011 count Biharpur is the 117th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Biharpur

Biharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Biharpur as Available within 5 - 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 Biharpur from other places

Biharpur lies about 29 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 24 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 Biharpur
Nearest town Kharagpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 29 km
District headquarters Banka 29 km

Villages closest to Biharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biharpur village had a population of 464. That makes it the 117th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Biharpur village has 210 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biharpur has about 1210 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Biharpur covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biharpur falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Biharpur is Ganganiyan, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Biharpur.

Biharpur is about 29 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biharpur is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 17 km away. Ganganiyan is about 24 km away. Dhuraiya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela (2.3 km), Majhgain (2.5 km) and Kusaha (4.3 km).

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

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