About Birhana Village

Birhana is one of the larger villages in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,504, made up of 9,781 males and 8,723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birhana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Barh
Pincode	803213
Area (hectares)	1135 hectares
Population	18,504
Male Population	9,781
Female Population	8,723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
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 Birhana compares

By the 2011 count Birhana is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 1135 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Birhana

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

Birhana lies about 59 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Barh, about 1.5 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 Birhana
Nearest railway station	Barh	1.5 km
Nearest town	Bārh	3.9 km
District headquarters	Patna	59 km

Villages closest to Birhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birhana village had a population of 18,504. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Birhana village has 9,781 males and 8,723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birhana has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Birhana is 803213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birhana covers 1135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birhana falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birhana is Barh, about 1.5 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 Birhana.

Birhana is about 59 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birhana is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Barh is about 1.5 km away. Bārh is about 3.9 km away. Patna is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.