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About Birajpur Village

Birajpur is a mid sized village in Ramkanda tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 828 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1414 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birajpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ramkanda
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 1414 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 828
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birajpur compares

By the 2011 count Birajpur is the 8th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 1414 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Birajpur

Birajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 38 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 27 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 Ramkanda 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 27 km
Nearest town Medininagar 33 km
District headquarters Garhwa 38 km

Villages closest to Birajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birajpur village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 8th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Birajpur village has 828 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birajpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Birajpur is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birajpur covers 1414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birajpur falls under Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birajpur is Barwadih Junction, about 27 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 village for Birajpur.

Birajpur is about 38 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birajpur is in Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramkanda is about 6.2 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 27 km away. Medininagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuswar (4.3 km), Gobardaha (5.0 km) and Rohra (5.0 km).

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

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