About Birnia Village

Birnia is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 394 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares.

Birnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	93 hectares
Population	785
Male Population	394
Female Population	391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birnia compares

By the 2011 count Birnia is the 92nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Birnia

Birnia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Birnia as Available within 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 Birnia from other places

Birnia lies about 22 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 6.4 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 Birnia
Nearest railway station	Godda	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	22 km
District headquarters	Banka	22 km

Villages closest to Birnia

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.

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Common questions about Birnia

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnia village had a population of 785. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Birnia village has 394 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnia has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Birnia covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birnia falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birnia is Godda, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance for Birnia.

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

Birnia is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 6.4 km away. Dhuraiya is about 22 km away. Banka is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.