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About Bihra Village

Bihra is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 238 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 238
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihra compares

By the 2011 count Bihra is the 45th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bihra

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

Bihra lies about 162 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 20 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 Bihra
Nearest railway station Kumandih 20 km
Nearest town Lātehār 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 30 km
District headquarters Palamu 162 km

Villages closest to Bihra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihra village had a population of 444. That makes it the 45th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Bihra village has 238 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihra has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Bihra is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihra covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bihra falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bihra is Kumandih, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bihra.

Bihra is about 162 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihra is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Kumandih is about 20 km away. Lātehār is about 26 km away. Manatu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusri (11 km), Garhganw (17 km) and Karma (18 km).

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

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