About Birajpur Village

Birajpur is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,320, made up of 687 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Birajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birajpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	1,320
Male Population	687
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birajpur compares

By the 2011 count Birajpur is the 61st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Birajpur

Birajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birajpur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 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 146 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 15 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	Gobindpur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	15 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	146 km

Villages closest to Birajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birajpur village had a population of 1,320. That makes it the 61st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Birajpur village has 687 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birajpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Birajpur covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birajpur falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birajpur is Chaibasa, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Birajpur.

Birajpur is about 146 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birajpur is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Gobindpur is about 15 km away. Chaibasa is about 15 km away. Dhanbad is about 146 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.