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About Behrabad Village

Behrabad is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 260 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behrabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behrabad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825354
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 260
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Behrabad compares

By the 2011 count Behrabad is the 117th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Behrabad

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

Behrabad lies about 79 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Bardiha, about 30 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 Behrabad
Tehsil headquarters Birni 27 km
Nearest railway station Baghi Bardiha 30 km
Nearest town Nawāda 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 79 km

Villages closest to Behrabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behrabad village had a population of 494. That makes it the 117th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Behrabad village has 260 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behrabad has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Behrabad is 825354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behrabad covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Behrabad falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Behrabad is Baghi Bardiha, about 30 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 Behrabad.

Behrabad is about 79 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behrabad is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 27 km away. Baghi Bardiha is about 30 km away. Nawāda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajodih (4.2 km), Kenduadih (4.6 km) and Jamdiha (6.7 km).

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

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