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About Birsingpur Village

Birsingpur is a large village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,456, made up of 1,302 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birsingpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birsingpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode 828205
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 2,456
Male Population 1,302
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Birsingpur compares

By the 2011 count Birsingpur is the 21st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Birsingpur

The census records public bus service for Birsingpur as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birsingpur from other places

Birsingpur lies about 32 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 19 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 Birsingpur
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 19 km
Nearest town Giridih 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 32 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 32 km

Villages closest to Birsingpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Birsingpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birsingpur village had a population of 2,456. That makes it the 21st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Birsingpur village has 1,302 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birsingpur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Birsingpur is 828205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birsingpur covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birsingpur falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birsingpur is Maheshmunda Junction, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Birsingpur is about 32 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birsingpur is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 19 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakbir Singpur (under 2 km), Singpur (under 2 km) and Mahatadi (under 2 km).

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

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