About Bir Khas Village

Bir Khas is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 649 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176195, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176195
Area (hectares)	194.85 hectares
Population	1,334
Male Population	649
Female Population	685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
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 12th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 194.85 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

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 44 km from Kangra, 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	Baijnath	7.3 km
Nearest town	Mandi	42 km
District headquarters	Kangra	44 km

Villages closest to Bir Khas

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

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Common questions about Bir Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Khas village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 12th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bir Khas village has 649 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Khas has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Bir Khas is 176195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Khas covers 194.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bir Khas falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra 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 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir Khas is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 3.2 km away. Baijnath is about 7.3 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.