About Birla Village

Birla is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 124 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Dadahu
Pincode	173022
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	249
Male Population	124
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birla compares

By the 2011 count Birla is the 24th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Birla

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

Birla lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 50 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 Birla
Tehsil headquarters	Dadahu	4.0 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	14 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	50 km

Villages closest to Birla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birla village had a population of 249. That makes it the 24th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Birla village has 124 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birla has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Birla is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birla covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birla falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birla is Barog, about 50 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 Birla.

Birla is about 15 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birla is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Dadahu is about 4.0 km away. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.