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About Biraua Kalan Village

Biraua Kalan is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 360 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biraua Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biraua Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Pincode 802218
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 360
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biraua Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Biraua Kalan is the 103rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Biraua Kalan

Biraua Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Biraua Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Biraua Kalan from other places

Biraua Kalan lies about 68 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 9.1 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 Biraua Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Sanjhauli Halt 9.1 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 12 km
District headquarters Rohtas 68 km

Villages closest to Biraua Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinara 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 Biraua Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Biraua Kalan village had a population of 690. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Biraua Kalan village has 360 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biraua Kalan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Biraua Kalan is 802218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biraua Kalan covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biraua Kalan falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Biraua Kalan is Sanjhauli Halt, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Biraua Kalan.

Biraua Kalan is about 68 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biraua Kalan is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 9.0 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 9.1 km away. Bikramganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishunpura (under 2 km), Asia (under 2 km) and Ahirawan (under 2 km).

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

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