About Birne Village

Birne is a large village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,137, made up of 2,061 males and 2,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birne Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birne village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	1307 hectares
Population	4,137
Male Population	2,061
Female Population	2,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birne compares

By the 2011 count Birne is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 1307 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Birne

Birne is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birne as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Birne from other places

Birne lies about 69 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 28 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 Birne
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	28 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	36 km
District headquarters	Giridih	69 km

Villages closest to Birne

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

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Common questions about Birne

As per the Census of India 2011, Birne village had a population of 4,137. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Birne village has 2,061 males and 2,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birne has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Birne is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birne covers 1307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birne falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birne is Dhanwar, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Birne.

Birne is about 69 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birne is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 6.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 28 km away. Kodarma is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.