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About Birna Village

Birna is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 60 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 17.62 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 60
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birna compares

By the 2011 count Birna is the 243rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 17.62 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Birna

Birna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birna from other places

Birna lies about 58 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 3.8 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 Birna
Nearest railway station Behrajor 3.8 km
Nearest town Godda 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiyahat 27 km
District headquarters Dumka 58 km

Villages closest to Birna

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.

Common questions about Birna

As per the Census of India 2011, Birna village had a population of 119. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Birna village has 60 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birna has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Birna covers 17.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birna falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birna is Behrajor, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birna.

Birna is about 58 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birna is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Behrajor is about 3.8 km away. Godda is about 7.7 km away. Saraiyahat is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birnia (under 2 km), Birniya (under 2 km) and Manikpur (under 2 km).

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

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