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About Birna Village

Birna is a small village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 243 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Birna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 243
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Birna compares

By the 2011 count Birna is the 78th 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 75 hectares work out to about 6.5 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 903.

Getting to Birna

Birna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Birna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birna from other places

Birna lies about 13 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Laheriasarai, about 10 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 Birna
Nearest railway station Laheriasarai 10 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 23 km

Villages closest to Birna

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 Birna

As per the Census of India 2011, Birna village had a population of 485. That makes it the 78th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Birna village has 243 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birna has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Birna covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birna falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birna is Laheriasarai, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Birna is about 13 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birna is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Laheriasarai is about 10 km away. Darbhanga is about 13 km away. Keotiranway is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahamadpur (5.6 km), Kothli Majhiama (7.5 km) and Asrafpur (14 km).

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

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