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About Birpur Village

Birpur is a large village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,271, made up of 2,216 males and 2,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 4,271
Male Population 2,216
Female Population 2,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is the 14th 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 321 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Birpur

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

How far is Birpur from other places

Birpur lies about 23 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 19 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 Birpur
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurganj 4.2 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 19 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 23 km

Villages closest to Birpur

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 Birpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birpur village had a population of 4,271. That makes it the 14th 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.

Birpur village has 2,216 males and 2,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Birpur is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birpur covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birpur falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birpur is Pawakhali, about 19 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 - 10 km distance for Birpur.

Birpur is about 23 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birpur is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 4.2 km away. Bahādurganj is about 4.2 km away. Pawakhali is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhiljhili (under 2 km), Palasmani (1.8 km) and Dohar (2.1 km).

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

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