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About Birha Village

Birha is a small village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 90 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.92 hectares hectares.

Birha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 138.92 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 90
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birha compares

By the 2011 count Birha is the 145th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 138.92 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Birha

Birha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Birha from other places

Birha lies about 55 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Patohan, about 35 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 Birha
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Patohan 35 km
Nearest town Murwāra 49 km
District headquarters Panna 55 km

Villages closest to Birha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birha village had a population of 173. That makes it the 145th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Birha village has 90 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birha has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Birha covers 138.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birha falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birha is Patohan, about 35 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birha.

Birha is about 55 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birha is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Pawai is about 4.3 km away. Patohan is about 35 km away. Murwāra is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juhi (under 2 km), Muhli Dharampura (1.9 km) and Hada (2.0 km).

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

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