About Birbanki Village

Birbanki is a large village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,681, made up of 1,346 males and 1,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1928.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birbanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birbanki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	1928.29 hectares
Population	2,681
Male Population	1,346
Female Population	1,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birbanki compares

By the 2011 count Birbanki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 1928.29 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1005.

Getting to Birbanki

Birbanki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birbanki as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Birbanki from other places

Birbanki lies about 32 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 26 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 Birbanki
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	32 km
District headquarters	Khunti	32 km

Villages closest to Birbanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birbanki village had a population of 2,681. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Birbanki village has 1,346 males and 1,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birbanki has about 992 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Birbanki is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birbanki covers 1928.29 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.

Birbanki falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birbanki is Chakradharpur, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Birbanki.

Birbanki is about 32 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birbanki is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Chakradharpur is about 26 km away. Erki is about 32 km away. Khunti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.