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About Birdaban Village

Birdaban is a large village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,501, made up of 1,311 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birdaban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birdaban village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Ariari
Pincode 811105
Area (hectares) 289.77 hectares
Population 2,501
Male Population 1,311
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Birdaban compares

By the 2011 count Birdaban is the 14th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 289.77 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Birdaban

Birdaban is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birdaban 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 Birdaban from other places

Birdaban lies about 8.8 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 6.0 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 Birdaban
Tehsil headquarters Ariari 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Kusumha Bihar 6.0 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 8.8 km

Villages closest to Birdaban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birdaban village had a population of 2,501. That makes it the 14th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Birdaban village has 1,311 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birdaban has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Birdaban is 811105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birdaban covers 289.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birdaban falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birdaban is Kusumha Bihar, about 6.0 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 Birdaban.

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

Birdaban is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Ariari is about 4.5 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 6.0 km away. Sheikhpura is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hazratpur Mandrochani (under 2 km), Ranka (under 2 km) and Bewan (1.7 km).

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

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