About Birni Village

Birni is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 26 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 615 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birni village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	42
Male Population	26
Female Population	16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	615
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birni compares

By the 2011 count Birni is the 197th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Birni

Birni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birni from other places

Birni lies about 8.1 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about under 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 Birni
Nearest railway station	Kanoh	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	2.0 km
District headquarters	Solan	8.1 km

Villages closest to Birni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birni village had a population of 42. That makes it the 197th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Birni village has 26 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birni has about 615 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Birni is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birni covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birni falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birni is Kanoh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birni.

Birni is about 8.1 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birni is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about under 2 km away. Kandaghat is about 2.0 km away. Solan is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.