About Birra Village

Birra is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,424, made up of 1,789 males and 1,635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares.

Birra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Makhdumpur
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	3,424
Male Population	1,789
Female Population	1,635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birra compares

By the 2011 count Birra is the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Birra

Birra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birra from other places

Birra lies about 15 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 5.7 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 Birra
Nearest railway station	Tehta	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Makhdumpur	6.9 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	15 km

Villages closest to Birra

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.

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Common questions about Birra

As per the Census of India 2011, Birra village had a population of 3,424. That makes it the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Birra village has 1,789 males and 1,635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Birra covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birra falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birra is Tehta, about 5.7 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 village for Birra.

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

Birra is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Tehta is about 5.7 km away. Makhdumpur is about 6.9 km away. Jehanabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.