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About Biru Village

Biru is a small village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 135 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares.

Biru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biru village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 135
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Biru compares

By the 2011 count Biru is the 67th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Biru

The census records public bus service for Biru 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhogakariat, Biarpur, Bikrampur and Biloria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Biru

As per the Census of India 2011, Biru village had a population of 259. That makes it the 67th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Biru village has 135 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biru has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Biru covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Biru notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Biru is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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