About Birkera Village

Birkera is a small village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 150 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkera village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Albert Ekka
Pincode	835207
Area (hectares)	156 hectares
Population	297
Male Population	150
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birkera compares

By the 2011 count Birkera is the 40th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Birkera

Birkera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birkera as Available within 5 - 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 Birkera from other places

Birkera lies about 19 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, 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 Birkera
Tehsil headquarters	Albert Ekka	19 km
District headquarters	Gumla	19 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	29 km

Villages closest to Birkera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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 Birkera

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkera village had a population of 297. That makes it the 40th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Birkera village has 150 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkera has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Birkera is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkera covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birkera falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birkera is Bakaspur, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birkera.

Birkera is about 19 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birkera is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Albert Ekka is about 19 km away. Gumla is about 19 km away. Gumlā is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.