About Birda Village

Birda is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 31 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	69
Male Population	31
Female Population	38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,226
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 Birda compares

By the 2011 count Birda is the 199th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Birda

Birda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birda from other places

Birda lies about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 30 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 Birda
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sonua	30 km
Nearest town	Khunti	31 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	43 km

Villages closest to Birda

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

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Common questions about Birda

As per the Census of India 2011, Birda village had a population of 69. That makes it the 199th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Birda village has 31 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birda has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Birda is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birda covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birda falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birda is Sonua, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance for Birda.

Birda is about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birda is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 8.1 km away. Sonua is about 30 km away. Khunti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.