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About Birnia Village

Birnia is a mid sized village in Bhawanipur tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 550 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Birnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Bhawanipur
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 550
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birnia compares

By the 2011 count Birnia is the 33rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Birnia

Birnia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birnia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birnia from other places

Birnia lies about 61 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 19 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 Birnia
Nearest town Chhātāpur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Pratapganj Railway Station 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhawanipur 34 km
District headquarters Purnia 61 km

Villages closest to Birnia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnia village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents.

Birnia village has 550 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnia has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Birnia covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birnia falls under Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birnia is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Birnia.

Birnia is about 61 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnia is in Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district. Chhātāpur is about 7.8 km away. Pratapganj Railway Station is about 19 km away. Bhawanipur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumra Mahabal Milik (3.3 km), Singhia Sundar Milik (3.3 km) and Kusaha Milik (9.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Birnia today is likely to be higher.

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