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About Birajpur Village

Birajpur is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 151 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birajpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 149.35 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 151
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birajpur compares

By the 2011 count Birajpur is the 66th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 149.35 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Birajpur

Birajpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Birajpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birajpur from other places

Birajpur lies about 52 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, 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 Birajpur
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 13 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 14 km
Nearest town Pakur 24 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 52 km

Villages closest to Birajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birajpur village had a population of 317. That makes it the 66th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Birajpur village has 151 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birajpur has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Birajpur is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birajpur covers 149.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birajpur falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birajpur is Barharwa Junction, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birajpur.

Birajpur 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.

Birajpur is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 13 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 14 km away. Pakur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumghati (under 2 km), Raksi (under 2 km) and Karantola (under 2 km).

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

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