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About Birampur Village

Birampur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 895 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, 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 Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 1280 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 895
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birampur compares

By the 2011 count Birampur is the 42nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 1280 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Birampur

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 <5 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 40 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 3.0 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 Garhshankar 3.0 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 14 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Birampur

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.

Common questions about Birampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birampur village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Birampur village has 895 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birampur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Birampur is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birampur covers 1280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birampur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Birampur is Garhshankar, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 40 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 Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 3.0 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badowal (under 2 km), Sadhowal (under 2 km) and Parowal (2.2 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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