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About Birpur Village

Birpur is one of the larger villages in Raghopur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,218, made up of 8,662 males and 7,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1755 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Raghopur
Pincode 803202
Area (hectares) 1755 hectares
Population 16,218
Male Population 8,662
Female Population 7,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,427 residents. Its 1755 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 852.

Getting to Birpur

Birpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birpur 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 Birpur from other places

Birpur lies about 133 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 8.3 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 Birpur
Nearest town Nokha 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghopur 17 km
District headquarters Vaishali 133 km

Villages closest to Birpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birpur village had a population of 16,218. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,427 residents.

Birpur village has 8,662 males and 7,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 852.

The pincode recorded for Birpur is 803202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birpur covers 1755 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birpur falls under Raghopur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Birpur is Garhnokha, about 8.3 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 Birpur.

Birpur is about 133 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birpur is in Raghopur tehsil of Vaishali district. Nokha is about 7.4 km away. Garhnokha is about 8.3 km away. Raghopur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Terahrasia (6.4 km), Maheshpur (7.3 km) and Gobardhanpur (7.4 km).

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

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