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About Biarpur Village

Biarpur is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,803, made up of 928 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares.

Biarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 1,803
Male Population 928
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Biarpur compares

By the 2011 count Biarpur is the 33rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Biarpur

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

How far is Biarpur from other places

Biarpur lies about 15 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 4.0 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 Biarpur
Nearest railway station Rautara 4.0 km
Nearest town Katihar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 15 km

Villages closest to Biarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Biarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Biarpur village had a population of 1,803. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Biarpur village has 928 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biarpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Biarpur covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biarpur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Biarpur is Rautara, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Biarpur.

Biarpur is about 15 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biarpur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 4.0 km away. Katihar is about 15 km away. Purnia East is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uchitpur (under 2 km), Pipra (2.6 km) and Bikrampur (3.4 km).

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

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