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About Birnia Village

Birnia is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 455 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 455
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birnia compares

By the 2011 count Birnia is the 63rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Birnia

Birnia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birnia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Birnia from other places

Birnia lies about 7.7 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 3.8 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 Birnia
Nearest railway station Behrajor 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 7.7 km
District headquarters Godda 7.7 km

Villages closest to Birnia

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.

Common questions about Birnia

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnia village had a population of 848. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Birnia village has 455 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnia has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Birnia is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birnia covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birnia falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birnia is Behrajor, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birnia.

Birnia is about 7.7 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnia is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Behrajor is about 3.8 km away. Meherma is about 7.7 km away. Godda is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpur (under 2 km), Benia Kita (3.1 km) and Kamardiha (5.8 km).

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

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