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About Birgain Village

Birgain is a small village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 65 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Hussainabad
Pincode 822116
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 65
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birgain compares

By the 2011 count Birgain is the 134th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Birgain

Birgain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birgain as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhainsra, Bhainsra Alias Labsera, Bhairopur and Bhawanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Birgain

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgain village had a population of 104. That makes it the 134th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Birgain village has 65 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgain has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Birgain is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgain covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birgain falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Birgain notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Birgain.

Birgain is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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