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About Birbhanga Village

Birbhanga is a small village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 87 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birbhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birbhanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Pincode 832301
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 87
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
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 Birbhanga compares

By the 2011 count Birbhanga is the 179th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 983.

Getting to Birbhanga

Birbhanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birbhanga 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhaluknala, Bhandaro, Bhatkunda and Bhoreshol. 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 Birbhanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Birbhanga village had a population of 187. That makes it the 179th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Birbhanga village has 87 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birbhanga has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Birbhanga is 832301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birbhanga covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birbhanga falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Birbhanga notes the nearest railway station 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 Birbhanga.

Birbhanga is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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 Birbhanga today is likely to be higher.

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