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About Birpur Village

Birpur is a large village in Kanti tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,965, made up of 2,597 males and 2,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kanti
Pincode 843109
Area (hectares) 448.4 hectares
Population 4,965
Male Population 2,597
Female Population 2,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is the 9th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents. Its 448.4 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 926.

Getting to Birpur

Birpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Birpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 15 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Silaut, about 6.2 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
Nearest railway station Silaut 6.2 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanti 28 km

Villages closest to Birpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanti 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 4,965. That makes it the 9th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents.

Birpur village has 2,597 males and 2,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Birpur is 843109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birpur covers 448.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birpur falls under Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birpur is Silaut, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birpur.

Birpur is about 15 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birpur is in Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Silaut is about 6.2 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 15 km away. Kanti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (1.6 km), Shahpur (4.7 km) and Paighambarpur Kolhua (4.7 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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