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About Birnia Village

Birnia is a large village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,371, made up of 2,106 males and 2,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606 hectares hectares.

Birnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Area (hectares) 606 hectares
Population 4,371
Male Population 2,106
Female Population 2,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birnia compares

By the 2011 count Birnia is the 13th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 606 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Birnia

Birnia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birnia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Birnia from other places

Birnia lies about 25 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, 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 Birnia
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurganj 3.7 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 13 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 25 km

Villages closest to Birnia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnia village had a population of 4,371. That makes it the 13th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Birnia village has 2,106 males and 2,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnia has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Birnia covers 606 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birnia falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birnia is Pawakhali, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Birnia.

Birnia is about 25 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnia is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 3.7 km away. Bahādurganj is about 3.7 km away. Pawakhali is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deotar Birnia (under 2 km), Samesar (2.3 km) and Basbari (2.5 km).

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

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