About Birai Village

Birai is one of the larger villages in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,400, made up of 3,816 males and 3,584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5806 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birai village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Bhopalgarh
Pincode	342037
Area (hectares)	5806 hectares
Population	7,400
Male Population	3,816
Female Population	3,584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birai compares

By the 2011 count Birai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 5806 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 943.

Getting to Birai

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

Birai lies about 46 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Salwa, about 21 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 Birai
Tehsil headquarters	Bhopalgarh	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kheri Salwa	21 km
Nearest town	Pīpār	34 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	46 km

Villages closest to Birai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birai village had a population of 7,400. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Birai village has 3,816 males and 3,584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birai has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Birai is 342037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birai covers 5806 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birai falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Birai is Kheri Salwa, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Birai.

Birai is about 46 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birai is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 20 km away. Kheri Salwa is about 21 km away. Pīpār is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.