About Birnawan Village

Birnawan is a large village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,976, made up of 1,559 males and 1,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares.

Birnawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Chandi
Area (hectares)	275 hectares
Population	2,976
Male Population	1,559
Female Population	1,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Birnawan compares

By the 2011 count Birnawan is the 16th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 275 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 923.

Getting to Birnawan

Birnawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birnawan 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 Birnawan from other places

Birnawan lies about 78 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about 8.1 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 Birnawan
Nearest town	Maner	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Goldinganj	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandi	18 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	78 km

Villages closest to Birnawan

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

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Common questions about Birnawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnawan village had a population of 2,976. That makes it the 16th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Birnawan village has 1,559 males and 1,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnawan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Birnawan covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birnawan falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birnawan is Goldinganj, about 8.1 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 Birnawan.

Birnawan is about 78 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnawan is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Maner is about 6.5 km away. Goldinganj is about 8.1 km away. Chandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.