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About Birajpur Village

Birajpur is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 571 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, 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 Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 1,085
Male Population 571
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birajpur compares

By the 2011 count Birajpur is the 57th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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 5 - 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 57 km from Giridih. 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
Nearest town Jhajha 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 24 km
District headquarters Giridih 57 km

Villages closest to Birajpur

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 Birajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birajpur village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 57th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Birajpur village has 571 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birajpur 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 Birajpur is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birajpur covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birajpur falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Birajpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 57 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 Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Jhajha is about 10 km away. Birni is about 24 km away. Giridih is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaridih (3.1 km), Arwatanr (3.9 km) and Baherwatanr (3.9 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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