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About Birbir Village

Birbir is a small village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 244 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birbir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birbir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Bariyatu
Pincode 829202
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 244
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birbir compares

By the 2011 count Birbir is the 43rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Birbir

Birbir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birbir as Available within <5 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 Birbir from other places

Birbir lies about 20 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 19 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 Birbir
Nearest railway station Bendi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bariyatu 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 20 km
Nearest town Lātehār 20 km

Villages closest to Birbir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birbir village had a population of 454. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Birbir village has 244 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birbir has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Birbir is 829202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birbir covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birbir falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birbir is Bendi, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birbir.

Birbir is about 20 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birbir is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Bendi is about 19 km away. Bariyatu is about 20 km away. Latehar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisrampur (14 km), Harauhopa (16 km) and Besra (18 km).

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

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