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About Birajpur Village

Birajpur is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 124 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Birajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birajpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 124
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birajpur compares

By the 2011 count Birajpur is the 216th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Birajpur

Birajpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Birajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Birajpur from other places

Birajpur lies about 40 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 21 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 Birajpur
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 21 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 28 km
District headquarters Deoghar 40 km

Villages closest to Birajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birajpur village had a population of 225. That makes it the 216th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Birajpur village has 124 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birajpur has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Birajpur covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birajpur falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birajpur is Joramow Railway Station, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birajpur.

Birajpur is about 40 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birajpur is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 9.1 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 21 km away. Jāmtāra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardahi (under 2 km), Santaldih (1.6 km) and Dhawabad (2.0 km).

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

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