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About Birne Village

Birne is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,581, made up of 832 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birne Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birne village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 1,581
Male Population 832
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birne compares

By the 2011 count Birne is the 44th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Birne

Birne is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birne 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birne from other places

Birne lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 8.4 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 Birne
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 11 km
Nearest town Hisua 24 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Birne

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birne village had a population of 1,581. That makes it the 44th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Birne village has 832 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birne has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Birne is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birne covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birne falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birne is Bansinala Halt, about 8.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Birne.

Birne is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birne is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 8.4 km away. Wazirganj is about 11 km away. Hisua is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nondih (under 2 km), Dedaur (under 2 km) and Nakti Mahugain (under 2 km).

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

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