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About Biherka Village

Biherka is a large village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,167, made up of 1,177 males and 990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biherka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biherka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210507
Area (hectares) 614.44 hectares
Population 2,167
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Biherka compares

By the 2011 count Biherka is the 55th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 614.44 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Biherka

Biherka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Biherka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Biherka from other places

Biherka lies about 31 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 36 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 Biherka
Nearest town Mandi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 31 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 31 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 36 km

Villages closest to Biherka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biherka village had a population of 2,167. That makes it the 55th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Biherka village has 1,177 males and 990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biherka has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Biherka is 210507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biherka covers 614.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biherka falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Biherka is Buffer Stop, about 36 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Biherka.

Biherka is about 31 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biherka is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 9.3 km away. Maudaha is about 31 km away. Hamirpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilpura Tarf Binwar (1.8 km), Gekheri (3.0 km) and Dohri (4.0 km).

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

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