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About Birpur Village

Birpur is one of the larger villages in Basopatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,819, made up of 5,725 males and 5,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Basopatti
Pincode 847225
Area (hectares) 679.3 hectares
Population 10,819
Male Population 5,725
Female Population 5,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents. Its 679.3 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Birpur

Birpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Birpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 25 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 9.7 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 Birpur
Tehsil headquarters Basopatti 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) 9.7 km
Nearest town Jainagar 10 km
District headquarters Madhubani 25 km

Villages closest to Birpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basopatti 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 10,819. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents.

Birpur village has 5,725 males and 5,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Birpur is 847225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birpur covers 679.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birpur falls under Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birpur is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Birpur.

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

Birpur is in Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Basopatti is about 3.3 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 9.7 km away. Jainagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorbanki (under 2 km), Kauaha (1.6 km) and Pachratan (1.9 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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