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About Birgamdih Village

Birgamdih is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 283 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgamdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgamdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 283
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birgamdih compares

By the 2011 count Birgamdih is the 46th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Birgamdih

Birgamdih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birgamdih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Birgamdih from other places

Birgamdih lies about 48 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 14 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 Birgamdih
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Torang 14 km
Nearest town Būndu 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 48 km

Villages closest to Birgamdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgamdih village had a population of 574. That makes it the 46th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Birgamdih village has 283 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgamdih has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Birgamdih is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgamdih covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birgamdih falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birgamdih is Torang, about 14 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 village for Birgamdih.

Birgamdih is about 48 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birgamdih is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 4.2 km away. Torang is about 14 km away. Būndu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saelband (under 2 km), Jurunga (1.5 km) and Choga (1.5 km).

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

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