About Birnia Village

Birnia is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 40 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	78
Male Population	40
Female Population	38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Birnia compares

By the 2011 count Birnia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Birnia

Birnia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Birnia 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 Birnia from other places

Birnia 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 Birnia
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 Birnia

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Birnia

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnia village had a population of 78. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Birnia village has 40 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnia has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Birnia covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birnia falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birnia 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birnia.

Birnia 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.

Birnia 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.