About Birpur Village

Birpur is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,198, made up of 2,176 males and 2,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613 hectares hectares.

Birpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Purnia East
Area (hectares)	613 hectares
Population	4,198
Male Population	2,176
Female Population	2,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 613 hectares work out to about 6.8 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 Birpur

Birpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Birpur from other places

Birpur lies about 8.8 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 4.1 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 Birpur
Nearest railway station	Ranipatra	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purnia East	8.8 km
District headquarters	Purnia	8.8 km

Villages closest to Birpur

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.

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Common questions about Birpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birpur village had a population of 4,198. That makes it the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Birpur village has 2,176 males and 2,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Birpur covers 613 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Birpur is Ranipatra, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Birpur.

Birpur is about 8.8 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birpur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 4.1 km away. Purnia East is about 8.8 km away. Purnia is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.