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About Biriya Village

Biriya is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 91 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.37 hectares hectares.

Biriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 158.37 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 91
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biriya compares

By the 2011 count Biriya is the 165th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 158.37 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Biriya

Biriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Biriya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Biriya from other places

Biriya lies about 40 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 22 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 Biriya
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 3.5 km
Nearest town Sihorā 21 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 22 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 40 km

Villages closest to Biriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biriya village had a population of 168. That makes it the 165th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Biriya village has 91 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biriya has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Biriya covers 158.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Biriya falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Biriya is Sihora Road, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Biriya.

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

Biriya is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 3.5 km away. Sihorā is about 21 km away. Sihora Road is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampura (1.7 km), Paduwa (1.9 km) and Sihoda (2.1 km).

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

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