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About Birsorra Village

Birsorra is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 125 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Birsorra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birsorra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 125
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birsorra compares

By the 2011 count Birsorra is the 91st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Birsorra

Birsorra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birsorra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Birsorra from other places

Birsorra lies about 27 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 31 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 Birsorra
Tehsil headquarters Erki 27 km
District headquarters Khunti 27 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 31 km

Villages closest to Birsorra

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.

Common questions about Birsorra

As per the Census of India 2011, Birsorra village had a population of 265. That makes it the 91st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Birsorra village has 125 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birsorra has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Birsorra covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birsorra falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birsorra is Chakradharpur, about 31 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 <5 km distance for Birsorra.

Birsorra is about 27 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birsorra is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 27 km away. Khunti is about 27 km away. Chakradharpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadaldih (1.6 km), Tuyugutu (2.1 km) and Kuri (2.4 km).

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

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