About Bihran Village

Bihran is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,299, made up of 667 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihran village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144528
Area (hectares)	206 hectares
Population	1,299
Male Population	667
Female Population	632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bihran compares

By the 2011 count Bihran is the 77th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bihran

Bihran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bihran as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bihran from other places

Bihran lies about 33 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 2.6 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 Bihran
Nearest railway station	Saila Khurd	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	8.7 km
Nearest town	Banga	15 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	33 km

Villages closest to Bihran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihran village had a population of 1,299. That makes it the 77th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bihran village has 667 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihran has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bihran is 144528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihran covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bihran falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bihran is Saila Khurd, about 2.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bihran.

Bihran is about 33 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihran is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 2.6 km away. Garhshankar is about 8.7 km away. Banga is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.