About Birra Village

Birra is one of the larger villages in Champa tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,805, made up of 3,945 males and 3,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1383.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Champa
Pincode	495661
Area (hectares)	1383.67 hectares
Population	7,805
Male Population	3,945
Female Population	3,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birra compares

By the 2011 count Birra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents. Its 1383.67 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Birra

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

Birra lies about 32 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 29 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	Baradwar	29 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Champa	34 km
Nearest town	Chāmpa	34 km

Villages closest to Birra

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

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Common questions about Birra

As per the Census of India 2011, Birra village had a population of 7,805. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents.

Birra village has 3,945 males and 3,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birra has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Birra is 495661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birra covers 1383.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birra falls under Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birra is Baradwar, about 29 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Birra.

Birra is about 32 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birra is in Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baradwar is about 29 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 32 km away. Champa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.