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About Birbira Village

Birbira is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,398, made up of 720 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birbira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birbira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 446.55 hectares
Population 1,398
Male Population 720
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birbira compares

By the 2011 count Birbira is the 87th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 446.55 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Birbira

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

Birbira lies about 27 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 8.4 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 Birbira
Nearest railway station Lakholi 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 13 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 27 km

Villages closest to Birbira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birbira village had a population of 1,398. That makes it the 87th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Birbira village has 720 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birbira has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Birbira is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birbira covers 446.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birbira falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birbira is Lakholi, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance for Birbira.

Birbira is about 27 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birbira is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 8.4 km away. Arang is about 13 km away. Nawāpāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nariyara (2.1 km), Ganaud (2.6 km) and Barbhata (3.2 km).

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

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