About Birta Village

Birta is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 427 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490 hectares hectares.

Birta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bano
Area (hectares)	490 hectares
Population	837
Male Population	427
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birta compares

By the 2011 count Birta is the 38th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 490 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Birta

Birta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birta 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birta from other places

Birta lies about 40 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 6.3 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 Birta
Nearest railway station	Mahabuang	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bano	7.8 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	37 km
District headquarters	Simdega	40 km

Villages closest to Birta

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

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Common questions about Birta

As per the Census of India 2011, Birta village had a population of 837. That makes it the 38th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Birta village has 427 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birta has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Birta covers 490 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birta falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Birta is Mahabuang, about 6.3 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 village for Birta.

Birta is about 40 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birta is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Mahabuang is about 6.3 km away. Bano is about 7.8 km away. Birmitrapur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.