About Birh Village

Birh is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 21 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Galore
Pincode	177040
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	51
Male Population	21
Female Population	30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,429
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birh compares

By the 2011 count Birh is the 97th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Birh

Birh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barahlari, Baroh, Bhaloo and Bhamrala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Birh

As per the Census of India 2011, Birh village had a population of 51. That makes it the 97th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Birh village has 21 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birh has about 1429 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Birh is 177040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birh covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birh falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Birh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Birh is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.