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About Birangara Village

Birangara is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,391, made up of 710 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birangara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birangara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 106.07 hectares
Population 1,391
Male Population 710
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birangara compares

By the 2011 count Birangara is the 11th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 106.07 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Birangara

Birangara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birangara as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birangara from other places

Birangara lies about 25 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 12 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 Birangara
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Parasnath 12 km
Nearest town Gomoh 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 25 km

Villages closest to Birangara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birangara village had a population of 1,391. That makes it the 11th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Birangara village has 710 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birangara has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Birangara is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birangara covers 106.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birangara falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birangara is Parasnath, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birangara.

Birangara is about 25 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birangara is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 4.5 km away. Parasnath is about 12 km away. Gomoh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhuban (under 2 km), Singhpur (under 2 km) and Jainagar (under 2 km).

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

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