About Birgahani Village

Birgahani is one of the larger villages in Janjgir tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,179, made up of 2,655 males and 2,524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgahani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgahani village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Janjgir
Pincode	495671
Area (hectares)	528.47 hectares
Population	5,179
Male Population	2,655
Female Population	2,524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birgahani compares

By the 2011 count Birgahani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents. Its 528.47 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Birgahani

Birgahani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birgahani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Birgahani from other places

Birgahani lies about 7.8 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Champa Junction, about 4.0 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 Birgahani
Nearest town	Chāmpa	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Champa Junction	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Janjgir	5.6 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	7.8 km

Villages closest to Birgahani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgahani village had a population of 5,179. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents.

Birgahani village has 2,655 males and 2,524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgahani has about 951 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Birgahani is 495671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgahani covers 528.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Birgahani is Champa Junction, about 4.0 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birgahani.

Birgahani is about 7.8 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birgahani is in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Chāmpa is about 2.3 km away. Champa Junction is about 4.0 km away. Janjgir is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.