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About Birbalpur Village

Birbalpur is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 734 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Birbalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birbalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,403
Male Population 734
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birbalpur compares

By the 2011 count Birbalpur is the 60th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Birbalpur

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

Birbalpur lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 14 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 Birbalpur
Nearest railway station Bela 14 km
Nearest town Purāini 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 30 km
District headquarters Banka 30 km

Villages closest to Birbalpur

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 Birbalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birbalpur village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 60th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Birbalpur village has 734 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birbalpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Birbalpur covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birbalpur falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birbalpur is Bela, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Birbalpur.

Birbalpur is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birbalpur is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 14 km away. Purāini is about 18 km away. Dhuraiya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanga (under 2 km), Deodar (under 2 km) and Athpahara (under 2 km).

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

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