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About Birkha Village

Birkha is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 443 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847237
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 443
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birkha compares

By the 2011 count Birkha is the 72nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Birkha

Birkha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birkha as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birkha from other places

Birkha lies about 16 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Tarsarai, about 8.3 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 Birkha
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Tarsarai 8.3 km
Nearest town Madhubani 12 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 16 km

Villages closest to Birkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkha village had a population of 836. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Birkha village has 443 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkha has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Birkha is 847237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkha covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birkha falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birkha is Tarsarai, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birkha.

Birkha is about 16 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birkha is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Keotiranway is about 5.7 km away. Tarsarai is about 8.3 km away. Madhubani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birkhauli (under 2 km), Gokhul (1.7 km) and Chhatwan (2.3 km).

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

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