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About Bir Khas Village

Bir Khas is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 157 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176110
Area (hectares) 33.95 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 157
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bir Khas compares

By the 2011 count Bir Khas is the 30th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 33.95 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Bir Khas

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

How far is Bir Khas from other places

Bir Khas lies about 45 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 3.2 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 Bir Khas
Nearest railway station Ahju 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 32 km
Nearest town Mandi 42 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 45 km

Villages closest to Bir Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Bir Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Khas village had a population of 331. That makes it the 30th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Bir Khas village has 157 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Khas has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Bir Khas is 176110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Khas covers 33.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bir Khas falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bir Khas is Ahju, about 3.2 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bir Khas.

Bir Khas is about 45 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir Khas is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Ahju is about 3.2 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 32 km away. Mandi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damehru (2.5 km), Paniala (4.7 km) and Tariunda (4.8 km).

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

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