About Birchait Village

Birchait is a mid sized village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 521 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birchait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birchait village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Rajgir
Pincode	803116
Area (hectares)	46 hectares
Population	1,006
Male Population	521
Female Population	485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
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 Birchait compares

By the 2011 count Birchait is the 28th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Birchait

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

Birchait lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 3.2 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 Birchait
Nearest railway station	Karahdih	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgir	3.7 km
Nearest town	Rājgīr	3.7 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	20 km

Villages closest to Birchait

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birchait village had a population of 1,006. That makes it the 28th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Birchait village has 521 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birchait has about 931 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 Birchait is 803116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birchait covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birchait falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birchait is Karahdih, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birchait.

Birchait is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birchait is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Karahdih is about 3.2 km away. Rajgir is about 3.7 km away. Rājgīr is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.