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About Birti Village

Birti is a mid sized village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 674 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Birti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Siswan
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 674
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birti compares

By the 2011 count Birti is the 34th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Birti

Birti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birti as Available within 5 - 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 Birti from other places

Birti lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mahendranath Halt, about 6.2 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 Birti
Nearest railway station Mahendranath Halt 6.2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Siswan 28 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Birti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birti village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 34th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Birti village has 674 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birti has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Birti covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birti falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birti is Mahendranath Halt, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birti.

Birti is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birti is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Mahendranath Halt is about 6.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 15 km away. Siswan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birti Lakheraj (under 2 km), Bhadaur (1.6 km) and Nagai (2.8 km).

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

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