About Binja Village

Binja is a large village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,284, made up of 1,161 males and 1,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 941.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binja village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Burmu
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	941.47 hectares
Population	2,284
Male Population	1,161
Female Population	1,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Binja compares

By the 2011 count Binja is the 7th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 941.47 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Binja

Binja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Binja as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Binja from other places

Binja lies about 38 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Chhapar, about 2.4 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 Binja
Nearest railway station	Chhapar	2.4 km
Nearest town	Patrātu	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burmu	14 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	38 km

Villages closest to Binja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Binja village had a population of 2,284. That makes it the 7th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Binja village has 1,161 males and 1,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binja has about 967 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Binja is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binja covers 941.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Binja falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Binja is Chhapar, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Binja.

Binja is about 38 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binja is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Chhapar is about 2.4 km away. Patrātu is about 8.9 km away. Burmu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.