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About Birpokh Village

Birpokh is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,021, made up of 541 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birpokh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpokh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825106
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 1,021
Male Population 541
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birpokh compares

By the 2011 count Birpokh is the 68th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Birpokh

The census records public bus service for Birpokh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birpokh from other places

Birpokh lies about 34 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about under 2 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 Birpokh
Nearest railway station Chegro under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 3.9 km
Nearest town Gomoh 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 34 km

Villages closest to Birpokh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birpokh village had a population of 1,021. That makes it the 68th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Birpokh village has 541 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpokh has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Birpokh is 825106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birpokh covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birpokh falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birpokh is Chegro, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birpokh.

Birpokh is about 34 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birpokh is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about under 2 km away. Dumri is about 3.9 km away. Gomoh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasmhakurha (under 2 km), Chegro (under 2 km) and Mangargarhi (1.9 km).

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

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