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About Birta Village

Birta is a large village in Kangra tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,503, made up of 1,295 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Kangra
Pincode 176001
Area (hectares) 140.11 hectares
Population 2,503
Male Population 1,295
Female Population 1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birta compares

By the 2011 count Birta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 140.11 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Birta

Birta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Birta 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birta from other places

Birta lies about 4.0 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 2.7 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 Birta
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kangra 4.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 11 km

Villages closest to Birta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birta village had a population of 2,503. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Birta village has 1,295 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birta has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Birta is 176001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birta covers 140.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birta falls under Kangra tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birta is Kangra Mandir, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Birta is about 4.0 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birta is in Kangra tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 2.7 km away. Kangra is about 4.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghurkari Khas (under 2 km), Sunehr (under 2 km) and Kot Kawal (under 2 km).

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

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