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About Birpahar Village

Birpahar is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 25 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,320 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birpahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 25
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,320
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birpahar compares

By the 2011 count Birpahar is the 161st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Birpahar

Birpahar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Birpahar as Available within 5 - 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birpahar from other places

Birpahar lies about 38 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 1.5 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 Birpahar
Nearest railway station Bakudi 1.5 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 38 km

Villages closest to Birpahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birpahar village had a population of 58. That makes it the 161st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Birpahar village has 25 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpahar has about 1320 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Birpahar is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birpahar covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birpahar falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birpahar is Bakudi, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Birpahar.

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

Birpahar is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 1.5 km away. Rājmahal is about 16 km away. Taljhari is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maniharpur (under 2 km), Sadapur (1.5 km) and Baijnathpur (1.9 km).

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

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