About Birnagar Village

Birnagar is a small village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 214 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnagar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Pincode	814160
Area (hectares)	40 hectares
Population	429
Male Population	214
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birnagar compares

By the 2011 count Birnagar is the 85th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Birnagar

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

Birnagar lies about 33 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 7.8 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 Birnagar
Nearest railway station	Tikani	7.8 km
Nearest town	Purāini	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	33 km
District headquarters	Godda	33 km

Villages closest to Birnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnagar village had a population of 429. That makes it the 85th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Birnagar village has 214 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnagar has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Birnagar is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birnagar covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birnagar falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birnagar is Tikani, about 7.8 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 Birnagar.

Birnagar is about 33 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnagar is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Tikani is about 7.8 km away. Purāini is about 10 km away. Meherma is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.