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About Birejhar Village

Birejhar is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 697 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birejhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birejhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 395.86 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 697
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birejhar compares

By the 2011 count Birejhar is the 62nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 395.86 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Birejhar

Birejhar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Birejhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birejhar from other places

Birejhar lies about 33 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sirry, about 2.2 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 Birejhar
Nearest railway station Sirry 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurud 15 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 16 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 33 km

Villages closest to Birejhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birejhar village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Birejhar village has 697 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birejhar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Birejhar is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birejhar covers 395.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birejhar falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birejhar is Sirry, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Birejhar.

Birejhar is about 33 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birejhar is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sirry is about 2.2 km away. Kurud is about 15 km away. Nawāpāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mulle (1.6 km), Darba (1.9 km) and Kulhadi (2.0 km).

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

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