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About Birkhauli Village

Birkhauli is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 813 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkhauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847306
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 1,562
Male Population 813
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birkhauli compares

By the 2011 count Birkhauli is the 48th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Birkhauli

The census records public bus service for Birkhauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Birkhauli from other places

Birkhauli 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 Birkhauli
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 Birkhauli

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 Birkhauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkhauli village had a population of 1,562. That makes it the 48th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Birkhauli village has 813 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkhauli has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Birkhauli is 847306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkhauli covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birkhauli falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birkhauli 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 km distance for Birkhauli.

Birkhauli 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.

Birkhauli 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 Birkha (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 Birkhauli today is likely to be higher.

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