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About Birpur Village

Birpur is a mid sized village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,786, made up of 945 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847208, 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 Madhepur
Pincode 847208
Area (hectares) 152.6 hectares
Population 1,786
Male Population 945
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 41st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 152.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

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 38 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, 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 Birpur
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Tamuria 13 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 17 km
District headquarters Madhubani 38 km

Villages closest to Birpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhepur 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 1,786. That makes it the 41st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Birpur village has 945 males and 841 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 927.

The pincode recorded for Birpur is 847208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birpur covers 152.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birpur falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birpur is Tamuria, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birpur.

Birpur is about 38 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 Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 5.2 km away. Tamuria is about 13 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birpur Burh (under 2 km), Bahera (1.6 km) and Banki (1.8 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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