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About Birdih Village

Birdih is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 309 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 309
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Birdih compares

By the 2011 count Birdih is the 60th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Birdih

Birdih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birdih 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 Birdih from other places

Birdih lies about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 4.6 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 Birdih
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 12 km
Nearest town Būndu 30 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 34 km

Villages closest to Birdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birdih village had a population of 618. That makes it the 60th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Birdih village has 309 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birdih has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Birdih is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birdih covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birdih falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birdih is Tiraldih, about 4.6 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 Birdih.

Birdih is about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birdih is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tiraldih is about 4.6 km away. Ichagarh is about 12 km away. Būndu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Penredih Alias Birdih (under 2 km), Raharadih (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (2.7 km).

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

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