About Birkera Village

Birkera is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 477 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, 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	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	660 hectares
Population	955
Male Population	477
Female Population	478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 27th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 660 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 995.

Getting to Birkera

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

Birkera lies about 22 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 55 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	Raidih	4.3 km
District headquarters	Gumla	22 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	22 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	55 km

Villages closest to Birkera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raidih 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 955. That makes it the 27th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Birkera village has 477 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkera has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Birkera is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkera covers 660 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birkera falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birkera is Kurkura, about 55 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 Birkera.

Birkera is about 22 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 Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 4.3 km away. Gumla is about 22 km away. Gumlā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.