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About Birampur Village

Birampur is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 366 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144216
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 366
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
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 Birampur compares

By the 2011 count Birampur is the 130th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Birampur

Birampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birampur 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 Birampur from other places

Birampur lies about 21 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Sanaura, about 5.2 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 Birampur
Nearest railway station Sanaura 5.2 km
Nearest town Urmar 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 26 km

Villages closest to Birampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birampur village had a population of 785. That makes it the 130th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Birampur village has 366 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birampur has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Birampur is 144216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birampur covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birampur falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Birampur is Sanaura, about 5.2 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 Birampur.

Birampur is about 21 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birampur is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Sanaura is about 5.2 km away. Urmar is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghanipur Badhan (under 2 km), Nangal Farid (2.0 km) and Nangal Jamal (2.1 km).

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

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