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About Birla Village

Birla is a small village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 227 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Manora
Pincode 496330
Area (hectares) 582.08 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 227
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birla compares

By the 2011 count Birla is the 65th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 582.08 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Birla

Birla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birla from other places

Birla lies about 25 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 77 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 Birla
Tehsil headquarters Manora 11 km
District headquarters Jashpur 25 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 25 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 77 km

Villages closest to Birla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birla village had a population of 425. That makes it the 65th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Birla village has 227 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birla has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Birla is 496330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birla covers 582.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birla falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birla is Lohardaga, about 77 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 5 - 10 km distance for Birla.

Birla is about 25 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birla is in Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. Manora is about 11 km away. Jashpur is about 25 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraidih (under 2 km), Bhabhari (2.0 km) and Harri (2.0 km).

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

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