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About Birijpur Village

Birijpur is a small village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 137 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Birijpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birijpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 137
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birijpur compares

By the 2011 count Birijpur is the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Birijpur

Birijpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birijpur as Available within <5 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 Birijpur from other places

Birijpur lies about 38 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur Road, about 5.5 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 Birijpur
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur Road 5.5 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 22 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 38 km

Villages closest to Birijpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birijpur village had a population of 251. That makes it the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Birijpur village has 137 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birijpur has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Birijpur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birijpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birijpur is Kalyanpur Road, about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birijpur.

Birijpur is about 38 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birijpur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kalyanpur Road is about 5.5 km away. Kharagpur is about 10 km away. Shahkund is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura (under 2 km), Makanpur (2.6 km) and Parmanpur (2.6 km).

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

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