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About Berthu Village

Berthu is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 661 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares.

Berthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berthu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 661
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Berthu compares

By the 2011 count Berthu is the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 929.

Getting to Berthu

Berthu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Berthu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Berthu from other places

Berthu lies about 11 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mira Bigha, about 6.3 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 Berthu
Nearest railway station Mira Bigha 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 10 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 11 km

Villages closest to Berthu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berthu village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Berthu village has 661 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berthu has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Berthu covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Berthu falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Berthu is Mira Bigha, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Berthu.

Berthu is about 11 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berthu is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Mira Bigha is about 6.3 km away. Makhdumpur is about 10 km away. Jehanabad is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Supi (under 2 km), Sirpatpur (under 2 km) and Mataur (under 2 km).

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

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