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About Biraha Village

Biraha is a mid sized village in Koraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,671, made up of 849 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Koraon
Pincode 232306
Area (hectares) 387.14 hectares
Population 1,671
Male Population 849
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Biraha compares

By the 2011 count Biraha is the 74th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents. Its 387.14 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Biraha

Biraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Biraha 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 Biraha from other places

Biraha lies about 29 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bheerpur, about 4.0 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 Biraha
Nearest railway station Bheerpur 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Koraon 29 km
District headquarters Allahabad 29 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 29 km

Villages closest to Biraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biraha village had a population of 1,671. That makes it the 74th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents.

Biraha village has 849 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biraha has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Biraha is 232306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biraha covers 387.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biraha falls under Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Biraha is Bheerpur, about 4.0 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 Biraha.

Biraha is about 29 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biraha is in Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Bheerpur is about 4.0 km away. Koraon is about 29 km away. Allahabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoghi Manda (1.6 km), Bhagesar (3.9 km) and Bhagvanpur (6.2 km).

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

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