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About Birda Village

Birda is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 278 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 185.27 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 278
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birda compares

By the 2011 count Birda is the 69th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 185.27 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Birda

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

Birda lies about 26 km from Khunti. 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 Birda
Tehsil headquarters Karra 9.0 km
District headquarters Khunti 26 km

Villages closest to Birda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birda village had a population of 578. That makes it the 69th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Birda village has 278 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birda has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Birda is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birda covers 185.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birda falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Birda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Birda.

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

Birda is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 9.0 km away. Khunti 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 Burhiroma (under 2 km), Jhapra (under 2 km) and Silma (under 2 km).

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

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