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About Birni Village

Birni is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 132 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 132
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birni compares

By the 2011 count Birni is the 110th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Birni

Birni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birni as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birni from other places

Birni lies about 65 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 29 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 Birni
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 17 km
Nearest town Jamūī 26 km
Nearest railway station Gidhaur 29 km
District headquarters Giridih 65 km

Villages closest to Birni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birni village had a population of 271. That makes it the 110th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Birni village has 132 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birni has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Birni covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birni falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birni is Gidhaur, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birni.

Birni is about 65 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birni is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 17 km away. Jamūī is about 26 km away. Gidhaur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohra (2.2 km), Kundi (2.3 km) and Nima (3.2 km).

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

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