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About Bilingbira Village

Bilingbira is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 654 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1624 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilingbira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilingbira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Palkot
Pincode 835220
Area (hectares) 1624 hectares
Population 1,312
Male Population 654
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilingbira compares

By the 2011 count Bilingbira is the 17th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 1624 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bilingbira

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

Bilingbira lies about 26 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 42 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 Bilingbira
Tehsil headquarters Palkot 15 km
Nearest town Simdega 22 km
District headquarters Gumla 26 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 42 km

Villages closest to Bilingbira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilingbira village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 17th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Bilingbira village has 654 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilingbira has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bilingbira is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilingbira covers 1624 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilingbira falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bilingbira is Kurkura, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bilingbira.

Bilingbira is about 26 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilingbira is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 15 km away. Simdega is about 22 km away. Gumla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanaidih (4.1 km), Keratoli (4.7 km) and Sundridih (5.8 km).

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

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