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About Birra Village

Birra is a mid sized village in Hajipur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 580 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 779 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Hajipur
Pincode 844117
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 1,032
Male Population 580
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 779
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birra compares

By the 2011 count Birra is the 78th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Birra

Birra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birra from other places

Birra lies about 30 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Sarai, about 1.6 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 Birra
Nearest railway station Sarai 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Hajipur 11 km
Nearest town Hājīpur 11 km
District headquarters Vaishali 30 km

Villages closest to Birra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birra village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 78th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents.

Birra village has 580 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birra has about 779 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Birra is 844117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birra covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birra falls under Hajipur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birra is Sarai, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birra.

Birra is about 30 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birra is in Hajipur tehsil of Vaishali district. Sarai is about 1.6 km away. Hajipur is about 11 km away. Hājīpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirnagar Arazi (under 2 km), Murgia Chak (under 2 km) and Bhatandi (under 2 km).

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

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