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About Birnagar Village

Birnagar is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 816 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.18 hectares hectares.

Birnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 140.18 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 816
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birnagar compares

By the 2011 count Birnagar is the 34th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 140.18 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Birnagar

Birnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birnagar as Available within <5 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 Birnagar from other places

Birnagar lies about 46 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 6.5 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 Birnagar
Nearest railway station Telta 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 9.5 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 32 km
District headquarters Katihar 46 km

Villages closest to Birnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnagar village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 34th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Birnagar village has 816 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnagar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Birnagar covers 140.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birnagar falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birnagar is Telta, about 6.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birnagar.

Birnagar is about 46 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnagar is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about 6.5 km away. Balrampur is about 9.5 km away. Kishanganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosainpur (under 2 km), Bhatwar Baltor (2.0 km) and Tarapur (2.1 km).

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

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