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About Bira Village

Bira is a mid sized village in Hulasganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 705 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Bira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Hulasganj
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 1,343
Male Population 705
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bira compares

By the 2011 count Bira is the 28th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bira

Bira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bira 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bira from other places

Bira lies about 22 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, about 13 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 Bira
Tehsil headquarters Hulasganj 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Khudaganj Bazar 13 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 14 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 22 km

Villages closest to Bira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bira village had a population of 1,343. That makes it the 28th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Bira village has 705 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bira has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Bira covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bira falls under Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bira is Khudaganj Bazar, about 13 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 km distance for Bira.

Bira is about 22 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bira is in Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Hulasganj is about 6.0 km away. Khudaganj Bazar is about 13 km away. Makhdumpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godiha (under 2 km), Dhol Bigha (under 2 km) and Tira (under 2 km).

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

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