About Birjain Village

Birjain is a mid sized village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 590 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birjain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birjain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Nauhatta
Pincode	852123
Area (hectares)	141 hectares
Population	1,136
Male Population	590
Female Population	546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Birjain compares

By the 2011 count Birjain is the 44th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Birjain

Birjain is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Birjain 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 Birjain from other places

Birjain lies about 20 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 18 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 Birjain
Nearest town	Bangaon	14 km
Nearest railway station	Panchgachia	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nauhatta	20 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	20 km

Villages closest to Birjain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birjain village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 44th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents.

Birjain village has 590 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birjain has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Birjain is 852123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birjain covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birjain falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birjain is Panchgachia, about 18 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 Birjain.

Birjain is about 20 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birjain is in Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Panchgachia is about 18 km away. Nauhatta is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.