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About Birajpur Village

Birajpur is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 177 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birajpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 42.36 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 177
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birajpur compares

By the 2011 count Birajpur is the 146th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 42.36 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 943.

Getting to Birajpur

Birajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birajpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 9.3 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 5.3 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 Bengabad 4.9 km
Nearest railway station New Giridih 5.3 km
District headquarters Giridih 9.3 km

Villages closest to Birajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bengabad 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 332. That makes it the 146th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Birajpur village has 177 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birajpur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Birajpur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birajpur covers 42.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birajpur falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birajpur is New Giridih, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance for Birajpur.

Birajpur is about 9.3 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birajpur is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 4.9 km away. New Giridih is about 5.3 km away. Giridih is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simradhab (under 2 km), Karanpura (under 2 km) and Barotanr (under 2 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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