About Bir Village

Bir is a mid sized village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 383 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176082, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaisinghpur
Pincode	176082
Area (hectares)	97.1 hectares
Population	815
Male Population	383
Female Population	432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bir compares

By the 2011 count Bir is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 97.1 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Bir

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

Bir lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 2.9 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
Nearest railway station	Ahju	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaisinghpur	20 km
Nearest town	Mandi	42 km
District headquarters	Kangra	44 km

Villages closest to Bir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir village had a population of 815. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Bir village has 383 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Bir is 176082. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir covers 97.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bir falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bir is Ahju, about 2.9 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.

Bir 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 is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 2.9 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 20 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.