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About Birgaon Village

Birgaon is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 440 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 440
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birgaon compares

By the 2011 count Birgaon is the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Birgaon

Birgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Birgaon from other places

Birgaon lies about 17 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 9.8 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 Birgaon
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 9.8 km
District headquarters Pakur 17 km

Villages closest to Birgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgaon village had a population of 872. That makes it the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Birgaon village has 440 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgaon has about 982 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Birgaon is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgaon covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birgaon falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birgaon is Kotalpukur, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birgaon.

Birgaon is about 17 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birgaon is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 5.2 km away. Kotalpukur is about 9.8 km away. Pakur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Lakhanpur (under 2 km), Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Chota Kendua (1.7 km).

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

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