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About Birajpur Village

Birajpur is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 305 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825107, 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 Dumri
Pincode 825107
Area (hectares) 153.54 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 305
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birajpur compares

By the 2011 count Birajpur is the 102nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 153.54 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 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 32 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 9.7 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
Nearest railway station Chichaki 9.7 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 21 km
District headquarters Giridih 32 km

Villages closest to Birajpur

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 Birajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birajpur village had a population of 553. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Birajpur village has 305 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birajpur has about 813 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 Birajpur is 825107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birajpur covers 153.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birajpur falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birajpur is Chichaki, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 32 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 Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 9.7 km away. Barki Saria is about 10 km away. Dumri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagor (4.0 km), Tarwatanr (4.5 km) and Tulsitanr (5.1 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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