About Birajpur Village

Birajpur is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 292 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birajpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	71 hectares
Population	553
Male Population	292
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
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 87th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

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 67 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 7.2 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 Birajpur
Nearest railway station	Panjwara Road	7.2 km
Nearest town	Godda	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	67 km

Villages closest to Birajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraiyahat 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 553. That makes it the 87th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Birajpur village has 292 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birajpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Birajpur is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birajpur covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birajpur falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birajpur is Panjwara Road, about 7.2 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 67 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birajpur is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Panjwara Road is about 7.2 km away. Godda is about 14 km away. Saraiyahat is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.