About Birgaon Village

Birgaon is one of the larger villages in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,726, made up of 2,994 males and 2,732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	389 hectares
Population	5,726
Male Population	2,994
Female Population	2,732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birgaon compares

By the 2011 count Birgaon is the 10th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Birgaon

Birgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Birgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Birgaon from other places

Birgaon lies about 21 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 15 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 Birgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	10 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	15 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	21 km

Villages closest to Birgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgaon village had a population of 5,726. That makes it the 10th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Birgaon village has 2,994 males and 2,732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgaon has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Birgaon is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgaon covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birgaon falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birgaon is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birgaon.

Birgaon is about 21 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birgaon is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 10 km away. Bangaon is about 13 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.