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About Birhut Village

Birhut is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 538 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares.

Birhut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birhut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 538
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birhut compares

By the 2011 count Birhut is the 64th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Birhut

Birhut is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birhut as Available within 5 - 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 Birhut from other places

Birhut lies about 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 9.6 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 Birhut
Nearest railway station Kastha 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 11 km
District headquarters Gaya 15 km

Villages closest to Birhut

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Birhut

As per the Census of India 2011, Birhut village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 64th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Birhut village has 538 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birhut has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Birhut covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birhut falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birhut is Kastha, about 9.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birhut.

Birhut is about 15 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birhut is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 9.6 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 11 km away. Gaya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ehiyapur (under 2 km), Rasulganj (under 2 km) and Kurmawan (1.7 km).

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

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