About Birgaon Village

Birgaon is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 227 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	835230
Area (hectares)	1220 hectares
Population	447
Male Population	227
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Birgaon compares

By the 2011 count Birgaon is the 43rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 1220 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 969.

Getting to Birgaon

Birgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birgaon 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 Birgaon from other places

Birgaon lies about 113 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Chianki, about 15 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 Birgaon
Nearest railway station	Chianki	15 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	22 km
District headquarters	Gumla	113 km

Villages closest to Birgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgaon village had a population of 447. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Birgaon village has 227 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgaon has about 969 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Birgaon is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgaon covers 1220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birgaon falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birgaon is Chianki, about 15 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 Birgaon.

Birgaon is about 113 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birgaon is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. Chianki is about 15 km away. Medininagar is about 19 km away. Dumri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.