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About Birsa Village

Birsa is a large village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,202, made up of 1,173 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 825315
Area (hectares) 377 hectares
Population 2,202
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birsa compares

By the 2011 count Birsa is the 15th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Birsa

Birsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Birsa from other places

Birsa lies about 39 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 3.4 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 Birsa
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 4.0 km
District headquarters Bokaro 39 km

Villages closest to Birsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birsa village had a population of 2,202. That makes it the 15th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Birsa village has 1,173 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birsa has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Birsa is 825315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birsa covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birsa falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birsa is Dumri Bihar, about 3.4 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 km distance for Birsa.

Birsa is about 39 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birsa is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Dumri Bihar is about 3.4 km away. Gumia is about 4.0 km away. Bokaro is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhendhe (under 2 km), Tulbul (2.0 km) and Siari (2.1 km).

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

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