About Bir Village

Bir is a large village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,256, made up of 1,666 males and 1,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dhanarua
Pincode	804451
Area (hectares)	241 hectares
Population	3,256
Male Population	1,666
Female Population	1,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bir compares

By the 2011 count Bir is the 17th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bir

Bir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bir as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bir from other places

Bir lies about 21 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Fazalchak, about 3.4 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 Bir
Nearest railway station	Fazalchak	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanarua	6.7 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	15 km
District headquarters	Patna	21 km

Villages closest to Bir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir village had a population of 3,256. That makes it the 17th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Bir village has 1,666 males and 1,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Bir is 804451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bir falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bir is Fazalchak, about 3.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bir.

Bir is about 21 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Fazalchak is about 3.4 km away. Dhanarua is about 6.7 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.