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About Birnathpur Village

Birnathpur is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 567 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birnathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnathpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 54.18 hectares
Population 1,151
Male Population 567
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birnathpur compares

By the 2011 count Birnathpur is the 41st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 54.18 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Birnathpur

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

How far is Birnathpur from other places

Birnathpur lies about 52 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 2.9 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 Birnathpur
Nearest railway station Bonidanga 2.9 km
Nearest town Farakka 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 7.6 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 52 km

Villages closest to Birnathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnathpur village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 41st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Birnathpur village has 567 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnathpur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Birnathpur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birnathpur covers 54.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birnathpur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birnathpur is Bonidanga, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Birnathpur.

Birnathpur is about 52 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnathpur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about 2.9 km away. Farakka is about 6.4 km away. Barharwa is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalapur Urf Jaipur (under 2 km), Jalalpur (under 2 km) and Fatehpur (under 2 km).

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

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